- The patients who were to be admitted to the care department were not accommodated there, but remained in the emergency department.

That, in connection with the fact that many people sought emergency care, meant that the emergency department was full, says Clas Hjertqvist, director of operations at the emergency department in Växjö.

The staff situation was already dismantled on Wednesday evening, but roughly 20 people managed to be assigned to the emergency room at Ljungby hospital.

- Then not everyone made it there, but some chose to wait until today.

Never happened before

According to Clas Hjertqvist, something like this has never happened at Växjö's emergency department before.

- However, it went the opposite way this summer.

Then referred patients from Ljungby to Växjö.

It is basically a shortage of nurses which means that you do not have as many care places open as you had in the emergency department.

Could this happen again?

- Yes, says Clas Hjertqvist.