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What immediate impact did the bed shortage at Lecce's Vito Fazzi hospital have on emergency services?

The Vito Fazzi hospital in Lecce, Italy, faced a critical shortage of beds and waiting areas, causing ambulances to wait up to eight hours to admit patients. This resulted in ambulances being diverted from emergency calls for several hours, impacting emergency response times.", "On Wednesday, February 26th, and Thursday, February 27th, ambulances like "Campi 1" and "Vecchio Fazzi" waited for hours to unload patients. One patient waited over five hours in an ambulance due to the lack of available beds, describing the situation as reminiscent of the pandemic.", "The shortage of beds and staff caused significant delays in patient care, and created dangerous working conditions for hospital staff.