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Tara Cosoleto

Woman dies after wait for Tas hospital bed

A woman has died after waiting more than nine hours to be admitted to Launceston General Hospital. (Ethan James/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A woman is dead after waiting nine hours for a bed at Launceston General Hospital.

The woman aged in her 70s was taken to hospital by ambulance on Friday night but died about 9am Saturday after being ramped at the emergency department, the union representing Tasmanian paramedics said.

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