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My spouse's cough

Posted By skysf63

"My spouse's cough"

About: Myrtleford Hospital / Urgent Care

(as a relative),

My spouse had been unwell for afew days, they went to our local GP and were prescribed antibiotics. However they didn't respond and had a hacking cough. One evening my spouse was short of breath and very distressed so I ran them into the hospital.

The nurse on call was so kind and soon had other staff members to help her, their conversation was comforting and encouraging. My spouse's breathing was bad, their chest was heaving and I could see the panic in their eyes.

The change nurse tried to call the doctor on duty- this is what made me so cross! The doctor on call was from Bright, half an hour away and was unavailable as I believe they were attending an accident on Mount Hotham. A decision was made to send my spouse to Wangaratta for more specialist care. I sincerely thank the staff at Myrtleford for their care, concern and wisdom for calling that ambulance!

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Response from Lisa Townsend, Nurse Unit Manager, Myrtleford Hospital, Alpine Health 8 months ago
Lisa Townsend
Nurse Unit Manager, Myrtleford Hospital,
Alpine Health

Submitted on 25/08/2023 at 1:34 PM
Published on Care Opinion at 1:38 PM

Dear skysf63,

Thank you for your feedback regarding the care your spouse received at Myrtleford urgent care. I will pass on your thanks to the staff and let them know that they provided care that was kind, comforting and caring. Your spouse's breathing difficulties would have been very scary and being transferred to Wangaratta for specialist care was the appropriate course of action.

As a small rural organisation we have an on-call doctor arrangement with Bright and Myrtleford GP's. When the GP on-call is Bright, this GP does not leave the Bright area and vice versa when the Myrtleford GP is on-call. While the GP does not leave the area they are located, they are contactable over the phone for advice and guidance for our nursing staff. I would really like the opportunity to look into your experience and get to the bottom of the GP not being available. If you would like to send me an email or contact me by telephone, I would be very happy to look into this.

Please contact me via email at lisa.townsend@alpinehealth.org.au or telephone on 03 5751 9379.

I hope your spouse is recovering well and look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Lisa

Nurse unit Manager

Myrtleford Hospital

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