My husband was in the high dependency unit for three weeks at Crosshouse hospital following a heart attack. For further treatment, an operation, he needed to be transferred to the Jubilee hospital. We were told there was a 2 hour window between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm on Monday when he would be collected from Crosshouse Hospital.
On this basis his operation was scheduled for Tuesday morning.However, the ambulance did not arrive until 10:40 pm. The staff on the ward chased up the ambulance several times and tried to get my husband transferred as soon as possible. It was a stressful day made more stressful not knowing what would happen with the scheduled operation.
His transfer to the Jubilee hospital was so late that the operation was then delayed till Thursday am leaving us both feeling stressed and disappointed.
"Transport delay led to delayed operation"
About: Crosshouse Hospital / Cardiology Crosshouse Hospital Cardiology KA2 0BE Golden Jubilee National Hospital / Cardiac Surgery Golden Jubilee National Hospital Cardiac Surgery G81 4HX Scottish Ambulance Service / Patient Transport Service Scottish Ambulance Service Patient Transport Service EH12 9EB
Posted by matarne79 (as ),
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