Stroke patients missing out on life-saving treatment after hours

By Harriet Alexander
Updated October 27 2016 - 12:09pm, first published October 9 2016 - 5:27pm
George and Theodora Taousanis, whose father and husband died of stroke in August. Photo: Robert Peet
George and Theodora Taousanis, whose father and husband died of stroke in August. Photo: Robert Peet
Theodora Taousanis sits by her husband, Nick Taousanis, in Prince of Wales Hospital after he had a stroke. Photo: George Taousanis
Theodora Taousanis sits by her husband, Nick Taousanis, in Prince of Wales Hospital after he had a stroke. Photo: George Taousanis

A Sydney hospital with 24-hour stroke care refused to perform a life-saving procedure on a patient because he arrived 45 minutes after business hours.

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