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Heart failure

Posted By swingnm45

"Heart failure"

About: Armadale Hospital / Intensive Care Unit

(as a relative),

Recently my husband was rushed to ED at Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital with a suspected heart attack. He was moved to ICU the next morning with heart failure caused by prolonged, intermittent Atrial Fibrillation (he wasn't even aware of the AF). Due to the heart failure, his kidneys shut down. The specialist in ICU, Dr Yves, decided to put my husband on a special form of dialysis for three days as well as a special infusion. I believe this saved his life. After a couple of weeks in ICU he was moved to the Rehab Ward where he remained for a further 3 weeks. He has been home for 10 weeks and although he needs palliative care, we are delighted that he's still with us.

We're looking forward to celebrating my husband's birthday in September!

We're so grateful to the team of fantastic doctors, nurses, physios, etc at the hospital, especially the staff in ICU. Words are not enough to describe the treatment given to my husband - professional, prompt, dedicated, considerate, positive, caring, empathetic, state-of-the-art, inclusive - simply the best!

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Response from Neil Cowan, Executive Director, Armadale Kalamunda Group, EMHS nearly 2 years ago
Neil Cowan
Executive Director, Armadale Kalamunda Group,
EMHS

Submitted on 28/07/2022 at 10:58 AM
Published on Care Opinion at 11:18 AM

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Dear swingnm45,

Thank you so much for taking the time to share such wonderful feedback.

It is so lovely to hear that he is now back at home with you and one hopes that the birthday planning is going super well for September.

To hear you describe the care your husband received from our teams in all aspects of his health care journey makes me proud beyond words. Our loyal staff team provide the best experience possible for all patients that we serve.

I am most delighted to share your feedback with all staff involved in your husband’s care. I know they will be touched when they read your kind words of appreciation and to learn that their wonderful efforts are making a true impact on the patients and families that we serve.

Thank you again for sharing such kind words with us, you are simply the best for doing so as such feedback means so much to us all.

Kind regards,

Neil Cowan

A/Executive Director

Armadale Kalamunda Group

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