A mother and daughter who watched medical staff trying to resuscitate a man found unconscious in a toilet at Waikato Hospital's Emergency Department have described the chaos as he was rushed through the packed waiting room on a gurney.

Staff earlier reported 301 ED arrivals on June 8, the busiest day in a year.

The Health Minister says Te Whatu Ora will carry out a rapid clinical review after a patient died in the waiting room of the Waikato Hospital emergency department.

Witnesses said the man waited nine to 10 hours before he collapsed in the toilet.

A mother and daughter who watched medical staff trying to resuscitate a man found unconscious in a toilet at Waikato Hospital's Emergency Department have described the chaos as he…

The Herald revealed the man waited nine hours before collapsing in the ED toilet.

Earl Stevens says staff were overwhelmed as dozens waited in Waikato Hospital’s ED.