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Lack of proper care

Posted By giftks95

"Lack of proper care"

About: Townsville Hospital and Health Service

(as a relative),

My spouse was admitted for a stroke and at the time they were in Atrial Fibrillation, which suggested the heart was to blame.

It took over a month to receive an angiogram which showed a serious blockage in the main artery in the heart. In the meantime, they were given strenuous rehab in the Sub-Acute Care Unit (SACU) that could have caused a fatal heart attack, according to the heart failure nurse.

When SACU sent my spouse home, they told them they had no physical restrictions, just not to walk or swim alone. In my opinion, the rehab consultant at SACU was, I felt the worst doctor we found through this entire journey.

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Response from Care Opinion Australia 4 years ago
Care Opinion Australia

Submitted on 17/03/2020 at 4:42 PM
Published on Care Opinion at 4:43 PM

This response has been published by Care Opinion on behalf of Townsville Hospital and Health Service:

We are very sorry to hear of your relatives reported experience. So that we can follow-up the matters that you have raised directly with you and your family, can you please contact the Patient Feedback Service at the Townsville University Hospital on 4433 1074 or via email THHS-Feedback@health.qld.gov.au.

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