Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Hospital Overcrowding Hospital Overcrowding The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition Hospital Overcrowding The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:29): Final supplementary, arising from the original answer: the minister talked about various reasons why he thinks he's got a crisis on his hands, but what impact does the minister think the 880 staff to be cut from SA Health will have on this in the future? The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council Minister for Health and Wellbeing Hospital Overcrowding The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:29): The fact of the matter is that the former government, in so many ways, mismanaged the health system. Members interjecting: The President Legislative Council The PRESIDENT: Order! The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council The Hon. S.G. WADE: What the people of South Australia are faced with is a hospital that doesn't work and a health system that can't be afforded. The fact of the matter is that we will need to improve the operation of the hospital, and we will also have to improve the sustainability of it.