Independent review ordered into Adelaide hospital corridor death
Independent review ordered into Helen Sargent's death after lying unattended on a hospital corridor.
South Australia will hold an independent review into Helen Sargent's death at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Hospital footage showed she lay unattended for over an hour on a corridor bed before she died in October 2025.
Three earlier reviews found her placement on the corridor did not cause her death, but her family and opposition politicians called for a deeper inquiry. Health Minister Blair Boyer said the review must check whether earlier findings were right.
An outside reviewer, independent of SA Health and the hospital, will lead the inquiry. It is expected to start within six months.
- More than 1 hour
- Time unattended
- 64 years old
- Patient age
- Royal Adelaide Hospital
- Hospital location
- Three found no fault
- Earlier reviews
Why it mattersThe review will test whether the hospital's crowding and corridor care played a role in her death that earlier inquiries missed.
AustraliaRaises questions about patient safety standards and hospital overcrowding pressures in South Australian public health services.
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