"Lack of communication"

Dear Insurance rip off

Thank you for sharing your story on Patient Opinion but very sorry to read about your mixed experiences at Maroondah Hospital. I hope that we can improve things for you.

Firstly, let me reassure you that you have been given the correct advice with regard to the single room but I do understand that you may have had different expectations. As we build newer facilities, thankfully this is becoming less of an issue as we do not build 4 bed rooms anymore. In the meantime, priority for single rooms is indeed given to patients who have very specific needs and as you point out, they are predominantly used for palliative care or where there are infection control requirements to protect patients from infection spreading.

Secondly, I am sorry to read about your delay for Ultrasound. If you wish to send me specific information, I can follow-up for you and will gladly seek more information on your behalf. My email address is alan.lilly@easternhealth.org.au

Also, I would like to assure you that there is no charging of "big dollars" to your insurance company. We guarantee that patients will not receive any "out of pocket" costs when they use their private health insurance and we also receive a discounted rate of public funding. However, if you wish to reverse your election status from private to public, I can also arrange that for you. Again, please write to me directly at the above email address with your details and I can arrange that for you.

Finally, I was very pleased to read about your amazing care in ED and I will be sure to pass this onto the ED manager and her team at Maroondah Hospital.

Once again, I am sorry that not everything has been plain-sailing and if you would like me to follow-up on any of these matters, I would be pleased to hear from you. All feedback is good feedback and helps us identify where we do well and where we need to improve. Thanks for taking the time.

kind regards, Alan Lilly.