Elderly Woman Dies After Waiting Two Hours for Ambulance in Victoria

Friday, July 31, 2026, 4:40 pm

Ambulance Victoria is sorry for the death of a woman who waited for an ambulance.

In short:

A woman in Melbourne's west died after waiting two hours for an ambulance.

The ambulance service was very busy at the time.

What's next?

The ambulance service will investigate the woman's death.

An elderly woman died after waiting two hours for paramedics.

The woman had a fall at her home, but paramedics did not arrive for hours.

The ambulance service was busy, and paramedics arrived two hours after the call.

The ambulance service will review what happened.

The CEO of Ambulance Victoria says an investigation will be done.

The ambulance service has been busy lately.

The demand for ambulances has been high for a few weeks.

Hospitals in Melbourne have seen more patients, and many ambulance workers are sick.

More crews have been added to help with the demand.

The ambulance service has talked to the woman's family and is sorry for her death.

The police are making a report about the woman's death.

A woman in her 90s was found dead in her home.

The police do not think the death was suspicious.

A Triple Zero call was answered quickly, and the information was given to Ambulance Victoria.

There was no delay in passing the call to Ambulance Victoria.

Triple Zero Victoria says they did not delay the call.

The Triple Zero system was changed in 2022.

A review found that at least 12 people died waiting for an ambulance.

The government invested money to improve the system.

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