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  "id": 4260256,
  "title": "Victor spent three nights waiting in a Sydney ED. He left without finishing his treatment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/victor-spent-three-nights-waiting-in-a-sydney-ed-he-left-without-4260256",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-29T19:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/victor-spent-three-nights-waiting-in-a-sydney-ed-he-left-without-finishing-his-treatment-20260616-p6078e.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 70-year-old spent more than 77 hours in Bankstown’s emergency department after his left leg swelled to almost double its size. He was never offered a bed.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Victor spent three nights waiting in a Sydney ED. He left without finishing his treatment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/victor-spent-three-nights-waiting-in-a-sydney-ed-he-left-without",
        "published": "2026-08-29T19:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}