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state political reporter Bridget Rollason

Patients abandoning care in Victoria's emergency rooms doubles as hospitals grapple with shortages

Dan Miles says he had a 'horrific' experience waiting to see a doctor at the Austin hospital. (ABC News: Pat Rocca)

It is a Saturday night in Melbourne and emergency departments across the city are overwhelmed. 

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