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About: West Gippsland Hospital

(as the patient),

Got raped, left for 5 hours in a dark room away from most medical personnel, seemingly ignored me crying out in pain and asking for help.

Didn't contact the people who do the testing, admitted this mistake at 5pm but I believe they still didn't call anyone, testing was delayed for 48 hours so by then all dna was unusable according to the actual people who do the test as it had happened the night before and I had also showered.

Forgot to give me the morning after pill until I begged for it at 7pm when I wanted to finally leave. I was admitted at 11:30am after being in the waiting room for a very short time (thank god).

I have told family and friends, I do not care if I am dying, never let anyone take me back to Warragul hospital. Not the first bad experience I've had there but hopefully the last.

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Response from Care Opinion Australia yesterday
Submitted on 24/09/2026 at 9:45 AM
Published on Care Opinion Australia at 9:45 AM


Thank you for taking the time to share your story. As West Gippsland Healthcare Group and therefore West Gippsland Hospital are not currently partnered with Care Opinion Australia, we reached out to them to invite them to provide a response to your story. At this point in time, West Gippsland Healthcare Group, has not yet provided a public response. The details for providing feedback directly to them can be found on their website.

If this story has raised any concerns for you, support is available. The National Association of Services Against Sexual Violence (NASASV) has an online directory to help you find support near you: https://www.nasasv.org.au/support-directory. For other support service information please visit our Emergency and Support Services Page. If at any time you feel you are in immediate danger, please dial 000.

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