They removed the Gerbil. Unfortunately the Gerbil was deceased, so only 4 stars.
Would like to share my horrible experience at cairns hospital. I was taken in to emergency at 15 weeks pregnant with my twins when i woke up bleeding heavily. When i arrived in emergency i was placed in a room and an intern was allocated to me. I have negative blood and in any case like this i must be given an anti d injection so my body does not create antibodies against babies which may cause me to not being able to fall pregnant again. At this visit they neglected to give me the injection and now have to be tested for these antinodies and may not be able to have children because of neglectful unprofessional staff. I was not seen by an obstetrician even though i had a high risk pregnancy. I had to continue going to cairns hospital to receive my antenatal care. Every 4 weeks a clinic appointment i would wait 2 hours for to never see the same doctor and be rushed out of the room in 2 minutes. Even the concerns i expressed were not catered to. The doctor could not answer my questions because they were too busy trying to get the next patient in. At 29 weeks at a routine ultrasound the doctor found that my daughters growth had dramatically reduced and was measuring much further behind than her brother and what she should be. I was called to come in and be monitored. No one explained to me what might happen from here. They did another growth scan and i was told the sonographer had made a mistake and she was growing. 2 weeks of monitoring and another scan later i was told that no they made another mistake, she was not growing. Over the next 7 weeks of my pregnancy i had to undergo monitoring 3-6 times a week. No one at this point in time had actually described to me what was going on. No one told me my daughters condition. No one tried to find the cause. I was never able to see the same doctor and was told i would be delivering early they just dont know when. They were pushing my daughter to stay inside until they couldnt push her anymore no matter how much i expressed my own feelings that my daughter could have died or have brain damage. I was told i would have to have a caesar and had to force them to book it. Then without my knowledge it was pulled forward without even telling me! In the last couple of weeks there was only movement from one twin. Was the antenatal clinic concerned? No. She was preserving all of her energy to keep her organs developing. By this point i had to listen to a obstetrician tell a sonographer my daughter was below the 1st centile of growth. That means 99% of other babies her gestation are bigger. They never even explained that to me. Isla had IUGR. I had to read this on a scan form to google it and realise thats what was going on. Not one nurse or doctor mentioned this to me.The last few days of monitoring isla's heart rate kept dropping. She was barely moving. I was having contractions and with that her heart rate was dropping even lower. No one listened to my feelings or concerns about my own children! I was not involved in the decision making or knowledge of my own pregnancy. I was not listened to or considered in any kind of way. 2 days before my c section my water broke. I was taken to hospital and waited over 3 hours to be seen by a doctor to check if it really was my water. By that 3 hours i could have maybe had them. They neglected that it was too dangerous for me as the stress it would put on my daughter. I forgot to mention i am only 19 first pregnancy and have only the support of my partner here in cairns. They were great. My obstetrician was great to me in theatre. i would complain about them having to try 6 times to get the epidural needle in the right spot and i could feel it everytime. I was in recovery for hours. My partner was told he would be able to see me and when he asked he would not be taken in. I came into maternity and the atmosphere changed. I was patronized. I was treated disgustingly. My pain was not managed. I wasnt even treated like a parent because my babies were in the special care nursery not in my room. I was treated as more of a burden than a patient.
Frighteningly inept care delivered by careless doctors and nurses. My experiences here were consistent with what Id expect from a hospital in the Third World.
The midwives and nurses in birth suite & the maternity unit provide the best service imaginable. Ive never had a bad experience, even if they are super busy, theyll still remember you and provide you with their undivided attention.
Excellent facilities, very caring and 100% professional staff.Cairns hospital makes me realise how lucky we Australians are.All the staff in the Cardiac Care Unit are providing a superb service.
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