Sir, – My daughter was admitted to AE at the Mater hospital last Wednesday, April 25th, with abdominal pain and suspected appendicitis. She had to wait for 2½ days – including spending a night sleeping on the floor – before receiving treatment. No bed, no trolley, no pillow, no blanket, just a spot on the floor. Apparently this is how we treat patients in our first-world country. The Minister should hang his head in shame. – Yours, etc,