Senior staff at grange university hospital in Cwmbran insist it's safe. Critics have been intense on social media. The hospital's resuscitation unit is where the sickest patients go.
The aim of the "super hospital" is to release patients within 45 minutes. 33% of ambulances were released within 45 mins, but it was 67% in the previous 30 days. Despite these efforts, the hospital has been under intense scrutiny for years.
The health board's own data suggest death rates at the hospital are below the average. Figures also suggest the proportion of patients die in the emergency department. The hospital has seen 274 patients during a seven-hour tour. More than a dozen staff are ready and waiting.
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