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‘We’ve Failed in the Worst Way’: NSW Health Minister on Toddler’s Cardiac Arrest Death

The hospital offered its deepest condolences to the family of a two-year-old who died at the Northern Beaches Hospital.
‘We’ve Failed in the Worst Way’: NSW Health Minister on Toddler’s Cardiac Arrest Death
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Monica O’Shea
Monica O’Shea
2/21/2025|Updated: 2/21/2025

NSW Health Minister Ryan Park has admitted the health system has failed the family of a young child who died at Northern Beaches Hospital last year.

Two-year-old Joe Massa suffered a cardiac arrest after waiting three hours for help in the emergency department. Staff eventually performed CPR, but it was too late—he had already suffered irreversible brain damage.

Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]
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