Are the hospitals clean?

HelenF · 30-10-2007, 08:14 PM

Hi
Have just been reading about our local hospital and how there are lots of cases of people getting MRSA or C. Diff. Does anyone know how clean the hospitals are in Oz and do they get these bugs or anything else? Surely they must be better than here?

Helen

calNgary · 30-10-2007, 10:24 PM

hiya ive been to Greenslopes and the childrens hospital in Brisbane and both of them were lovely and clean .Neither had graffitti,rubbish or a litter af fag ends around the doors!!!hope this helps a little
Cal x

tisme · 30-10-2007, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by HelenF

Hi
Have just been reading about our local hospital and how there are lots of cases of people getting MRSA or C. Diff. Does anyone know how clean the hospitals are in Oz and do they get these bugs or anything else? Surely they must be better than here?

Helen

All hospitals have bugs to a certain degree, it's unavoidable. All the hospitlas I have been to in WA have been very clean and organised.

alcocainmel · 31-10-2007, 05:18 AM

We have been to the Royal Childrens in Melbourne and it was very clean. Cleaners constantly cleaning, emptying bins, topping up soap etc. Again we didnt see any rubbish or fag ends by the doors either.

Bobcat · 31-10-2007, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by HelenF

Hi
Have just been reading about our local hospital and how there are lots of cases of people getting MRSA or C. Diff. Does anyone know how clean the hospitals are in Oz and do they get these bugs or anything else? Surely they must be better than here?

Helen

I had surgery in Joondalup Hospital in early December 1998............. still had an open weeping wound 7 (seven - not a misprint) years later.

Apparently I picked up a bug of some sort.............. had to go back fairly frequently as an in-patient on intravenous anti-biotics in an attempt to conquer this bug I picked up. The anti-biotics didn't work.............. so rather than face amputation of my foot......... we opted for micro-surgery which entailed a 12 hour op, bone grafts, skin grafts, and sticking a new artery in my calf.

Have some grotesque scarring to show for it............. but no complaints; I am still here whereas in reality I shouldn't be............ so every day is a bonus.

Re Joondalup hospital............... during an 8 year spell I was an in-patient 12 times and underwent 7 or 8 operations to save my mangled foot. Couldn't fault the level of care and attention .......... the nursing staff........ the catering mob........... or the cleaners.

Over the years Joondalup Hospital has copped more than its fair share of flak (nearly as much as us real estate agents!) ................... but myself, could not fault the place?