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"Very unprofessional duty of care"

About: Bunbury Hospital

(as the patient),

I was admitted to short stay overnight.  The next morning it seemed they were very anxious to get me out as they expressed a lack of beds.  They then catheterised me after dosing me up on pain killers. They then handed me prescriptions and told me I was now discharged.  

I had a drive of around 55kms to get myself home as my partner was still on a plane travelling home from work.  I walked out of the hospital and into their pharmacy to pick up my prescriptions.  I should actually say I stagger out, I was very heavily medicated.  

I nodded off to sleep in the chemist, I think this may have been a couple of times.  When I managed to get to my car I knew I couldn’t drive myself anywhere.  I had to sleep in the car until the medication wore off, then I had the issue of a full catheter to deal with.  

I feel the lack of beds is clouding the judgment of patient care, luckily enough I knew not to drive myself and even luckier nothing happened in the car park while I was in such a vulnerable state. 

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Response from Hugh Mitenko, Acting Medical Director, Emergency Department, Bunbury Hospital last week
Hugh Mitenko
Acting Medical Director, Emergency Department,
Bunbury Hospital
Submitted on 11/12/2024 at 2:25 PM
Published on Care Opinion at 4:21 PM


Hello branwr53,

I'm sorry this happened to you, it sounds really frustrating.

There is clearly more to the story, and I'd be happy to ensure this case is investigated. If you would like me to do this, please contact our Regional Coordinator of Consumer Feedback on (08) 9753 6537 or email swfeedback@health.wa.gov.au.

Yours sincerely

Dr Hugh Mitenko, MD, CCFP-EM (Canada) | Co-Head of Department, Bunbury Emergency Department

WA Country Health Service South West, Bunbury Hospital

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