Presented at the ED with high temperatures associated with Myleodysplastic neoplasms (mds). I got absolutely top care from the staff but unfortunately they could not provide the treatment I needed which is available for me at SCGH.
This is where the problem arose as I was too unwell to make my own way to Perth, a 3 hour drive by car. The Rfds became involved to expedite matters, but this turned into a complete disaster as it took just on 7 hours from the time I departed Margaret Rivet until I arrived at SCGH due to what I believed to be the disorganisation of the coordinating services.
For example 2 hours ramping at Bunbury waiting on the Rfds plane to leave Albany to collect me in Bunbury, ( why they could not divert to Margaret River is a mystery). Meanwhile our only resident paramedic is out of the district for 4 hours which I felt was totally unnecessary. The Twenty minute flight to Jandakot went smoothly only to have to be ramped there for 1 1/2 hours before an ambulance arrived to take me the last 40 minutes to SCGH.
Once I arrived at SCGH I was admitted post haste and my treatment began
"Transport logistics between country hospitals and Perth"
About: Margaret River Hospital / Emergency Department Margaret River Hospital Emergency Department Margaret River 6285
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