Worst flu season in 15 years clogging up Illawarra EDs

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Updated August 16 2017 - 2:05pm, first published 1:00pm
Wollongong Hospital's emergency department is struggling to cope with demand, with a spike in flu cases across the region in August.
Wollongong Hospital's emergency department is struggling to cope with demand, with a spike in flu cases across the region in August.

A spike in flu cases is causing waiting times to blow out in the region’s hospital emergency departments, and it could have been prevented claims Wollongong MP Paul Scully.

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Lisa Wachsmuth

Deputy Editor

Deputy editor and health reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, covering stories in the Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama local government areas. For news tips email lwachsmuth@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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