<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A new report card into NSW public hospitals has found two are overstretched.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Liverpool and Blacktown hospitals consistently ranked "significantly lower" than average in a patient satisfaction survey.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW Health Minister Ryan Park said the government knew the results needed to be better.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/police-operation-at-sydney-airport-man-arrested/373e6fba-44c9-4bc7-8f37-71534e3e304f" target="_blank"><strong><span>Man charged after police gun 'unintentionally' fired in dramatic arrest</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/world-first-bluetooth-pregnancy-monitor-melbourne/e585333c-8a53-4577-94ec-f67cd11d9c64"><strong><span>World-first device to revolutionise pregnancy monitoring</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Those hospitals, particularly Blacktown and Liverpool, face significant stress because of the growth in populations across south-west and north-western Sydney, that's a fact," Park said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That's a challenge, we're trying to address that by rolling out additional staff."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/new-report-card-reveals-two-nsw-public-hospitals-are-overstretched/4657f1c8-6ccb-48de-b555-3c276953b49f" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The annual survey was carried out to gauge the health of 84 of the state's hospitals.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Bureau of Health Information asked 26,000 patients to rate their care in 2024.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Overall the results were positive, with 92 per cent of people reporting their care was either very good or good, and 78 per cent of patients reporting the treatment they received definitely helped them.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Mt Druitt Hospital had the highest score, with 79 per cent rating their overall care as very good.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, 54 per cent rated their care at Blacktown Hospital as very good.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Just 51 per cent of Liverpool Hospital patients rated their care as very good.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Overall just 21 per cent of respondents rated the hospital food as very good, while 44 per cent rated their meals as good.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>