<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A floor of a luxury Adelaide hotel is being used to house hospital patients as the state's health system struggles to deal with increased pressures.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An entire level of the Pullman Hotel has been converted into a temporary ward, accommodating 80 patients in the two months since its opening.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Health Minister Chris Picton said the initiative is "good for the patients, good for the health system and of course good for the budget", while patients have also praised the system.</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/federal-election-2025-the-race-narrows-in-the-remaining-seats-that-are-still-too-close-to-call/dbfdc4fb-9795-48b6-a30f-0898e25701ff"><strong><span>Teal independent refuses to concede defeat despite Liberal victory</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The longer I've been here, it feels a bit like a family, they come and bring my coffee in the morning they know exactly what I want," patient Ashleigh Mann said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, the South Australian branch of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) is concerned about the approach.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's not a long-term solution," AMA president Dr John Williams said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/adelaide-luxury-hotel-hospital-patients/25a99c17-ed4d-46da-aecf-e5cff3c9a8b7" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We really need more aged care beds." </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The AMA held a meeting to address the broader crisis, seeking "real solutions that help the clinicians on the ground."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ramping, where ambulances are delayed in transferring patients to emergency departments, continues to be a significant issue in South Australia. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While the 3700 hours patients spent on ramps last month was a slight decrease from March, Williams said "the dial hasn't moved in a meaningful way, and also I think we have become used to ramping". </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The state government says it could expand its transition care plan, meaning more Adelaide hotels could soon be taking on patients.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>This article was produced with the assistance of</span></em><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/9express/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a"><em><span>9ExPress</span></em></a><em><span>.</span></em></div></div>