Allegations emergency medical cover at Buller Health is at breaking point has been denied by Health NZ West Coast, which says the level of urgent medical support in Westport has never been higher.
Westport hospital facilities 100km from the nearest alternate services on the West Coast are nearly at a point where there is no emergency doctor cover and people "are going to die".
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