Hospital staff posed as fake patients during minister's visit, an investigation finds

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One staff member even arrived to the hospital in an ambulance.

Staff at a regional Victorian hospital posed as fake patients during a ministerial visit to make the centre appear busier than it was, a health department investigation has found.

Mary-Anne Thomas said she had been at the hospital for a "routine visit" when she addressed the investigation at a press conference today. "The group had been enlisted by some management staff to make the urgent care centre appear busier than it actually was."

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