Doctors Allege Cover-Up as NSW Hospitals Hit Record 500,000 Admissions

As hospitals struggle to cope with an influx of patients, doctors claim alarming health statistics are being ‘buried’ in government reports.

A New South Wales ambulance paramedic transports a suspected COVID-19 patient to the Emergency Department of St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, Australia on June 4, 2020. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

Hospitals in New South Wales (NSW) are struggling to cope with a record number of patients, while doctors claim that data indicating the system is in crisis is being hidden in government reports.

The number of people admitted to the state’s hospitals has hit record levels of more than 515,000 in the quarter from April to June 2025, according to the latest Healthcare Quarterly report by the Bureau of Health Information.