My parent was taken down to the Collie Hospital Emergency Department as they were unwell and had COVID. We believe that there may have been something else also due to the state my parent was in.
The ED people were great and done all they could but as there wasn’t any doctors available they were limited to what they could do and returned my parent back. They came back to the hospital ED this week very ill and after doing tests found my parent had an infection which we believe was a continuation from what they had on the previous visit that had not been detected. If it had been detected then they probably wouldn’t be in the condition they are now.
I have since found out that three days a week there is no on call doctor for the Collie hospital and two of these days are over the weekend which I believe is their busiest time. With no medical practices open in town after lunch time Saturday this puts extra pressure on the medical staff at ED with limitations on their ability to provide prompt service to patients.
I read in the paper quite a while ago that they were going to have this problem solved but as of yet nothing seems to have happened. So please can the health department hurry and resolve this situation or will it take one of their own family member to require emergency treatment one of these days with a unfortunate outcome before something is done.
"Lack of doctor coverage in the Emergency department"
About: Collie Hospital / Emergency Department Collie Hospital Emergency Department Collie 6225
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