State Opposition says Goulburn Hospital waiting times could be better

The State Opposition claims the O'Farrell Government doesn't have adequate staffing arrangements to meet demand at Goulburn, Bowral and Shoalhaven Hospitals.

Figures from the NSW Department of Health show 55 per cent of patients at Goulburn Hospital are waiting more than the target 90 minutes before getting into emergency.

The average waiting time for an urgent elective surgery procedure in our city is 17 days compared with two weeks at Bowral and Shoalhaven.

Shadow Minister for Health Andrew Mcdonald believes it's all about money.

On the upside though the median time for a patient to wait, be treated and leave the emergency department at Goulburn is an hour quicker than Nowra.

On top of that our city has 93% of elective surgery patients treated within preferred time limits compared with 84% at Shoalhaven.

In the meantime Mr. McDonald says he'd like the chance to inspect Goulburn Hospital.