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"Terrible experience with ED doctor"

About: Swan Hill District Hospital / Emergency Department

(as the patient),

Waited 2hrs to see a medical officer who in my opinion, did not follow the usual protocols for treating a patient. The treating doctor has no name as they did not introduce themselves. When taken in we stood at the doorway of the examination room as they told us exactly what they thought, I'm assuming based on the triage nurse's notes. There was no examination nor were any recommendations given. I felt like communication was one way. We needed to know the seriousness of the condition and what to look out for; as well whether it was contagious and isolation was needed, however we got no guidance whatsoever.

I felt the service delivery from this Medical Officer was so poor on every level. That said we have been to SHDH ED on a few occasions over the last 6 months and the experience has been amazing, so this was very discouraging. To make things worse, I believe waiting times for GPs are 2 weeks so it's going to be difficult to seek help outside of ED.

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Response from Rex Prabhu, Director of Medical Services, Medical Services, Swan Hill District Health 2 years ago
Rex Prabhu
Director of Medical Services, Medical Services,
Swan Hill District Health
Submitted on 14/04/2022 at 11:38 AM
Published on Care Opinion at 12:05 PM


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Dear waltzd63,

I am terribly sorry about your poor experience in our emergency department. I am keen to investigate the care delivered, especially the interaction you have had with the particular member of the staff.

Please contact me on 03 5033 9394 or rprabhu@shdh.org.au, such that I could progress an investigation into the matter.

Cordially Yours,

Rex

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