South-west hospitals forced to cut deep as funding reduced

By Sean McComish
Updated December 24 2012 - 7:33am, first published 4:00am

HOSPITALS across the south-west are facing the painful prospect of bed closures, fewer staff and longer elective surgery lists as they scramble to respond to savage budget cuts made by the federal government. 

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