My relative attended Armadale Hospital with chest pain and was eventually admitted to the MAU. They are severely allergic (anaphylactic) to seafood which I recall was written and stickered all over their chart and on a bright red band on their wrist.
The following day my relative was dopey, tired and hungry so they brought them a sandwich and left it on the table. I believe my relative, still half asleep, grabbed it and took a bite of tuna! They were admitted to the ICU! I believe this could have killed my relative! I felt nobody admitted to this mistake! It seemed to me let’s blame the patient!
I believe my relative changed rooms 6 times in a week with nobody really monitoring them and nobody updating them on their condition. I recall my relative was told they would need an MRI on their heart and was still waiting 4 days later and the staff kept talking about them getting it done as an outpatient. I felt no way was my relative leaving that hospital without someone telling them what was wrong and what to do about it. I recall I had to request a doctor come see my relative after waiting for 3 and a half hours! My relative still didn’t know what was wrong with them.
I recall my relative’s meals consisted of Weetbix for breakfast, which I believe they had told them they can’t stand, and sandwiches. I recall recently my relative didn’t even get lunch as it seemed they forgot! That seems to me to sum up my relative’s treatment- put them in a dark room, shut the door and forget about them! Not good enough in my opinion! I feel this was the last straw! I put in a formal complaint with the hospital and I really hope someone takes notice because I believe the care at this hospital is just reprehensible! I’ve been a resident of Armadale for a long time and have had plenty of visits there with myself and other members of my family and I have had no problems but this treatment has made me lose all trust in this hospital and in future I will go elsewhere.
"Treatment of my relative"
About: Armadale Hospital / Medical Admissions Unit Armadale Hospital Medical Admissions Unit Armadale 6112
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