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Victorians calling 000 are facing 'unacceptable delays' while ambulance ramping has been seen outside a Melbourne hospital, as the state's health system struggles to keep on top of demand.
In a video posted to social media on Monday night, dozens of ambulances can be seen waiting outside Melbourne's Northern Hospital.
The state's ambulance union says this is happening at countless hospitals across Victoria.
'It is very common, that you have that many crews ramped at the Northern Hospital, and any of the other hospitals across the state. We've seen it much worse,' Victorian Ambulance Union secretary Danny Hill told AAP.
In another incident on Monday, Mr Hill said people calling 000 were forced to wait up 10 minutes before their call was transferred to either police, fire or ambulance.
Victorian residents are waiting up to 10 minutes to speak to either police, fire or ambulance crews during lockdown (stock image)
In another concerning development, dozens of ambulances were seen waiting outside Melbourne's Northern Hospital on Monday due to a surge in demand (stock image)
'The Emergency Services Telecommunication Authority were really busy, but quite short-staffed last night. So
