SAVE BELLO HOSPITAL

SAVE BELLO HOSPITAL

LOCAL DOCTORS

A spokesperson for local doctors said the statement that NCAH is committed that all staff changes would improve efficiency and service delivery was “particularly amusing and galling”. “When they closed our kitchen, destroyed our steriliser, removed our ice making machine , stopped us doing inductions of labour and generally doing maternity, nobody gives an admin whether quality of service to our patients is affected.

JENNY E

Jenny Edman Well our Premier has signed Mr Rudd' proposal, all the money that has been promised to NSW is any going to be share with our Rural hospitals or is it only for the city, no mention of Mental or Dental health even Aged Care missed out on a mention, it has taken years for our Health system to get in the state it's in, does our Prime Minister honestly think he will fix it with his emty promises, I think not.

Jenny Edman 

Also is the said money gouing to go to-ward stopping hospitals from closing

 

SUE H

Sue Honeybrook I'm not an expert, but the Rudd plan would seem to detract from the little local hospitals like yours. As someone who lives in the big smoke, but having visited the gorgeous Bellingen, it would be a crime to take your hospital away. What happens with floods and in any case it's too far to those other hospitals? Good luck guys!

Mel Sifko 

They are taking it away it is kind of a done deal they are turing it into a hospital for old people...they have run it down into the ground bastards!!!

 

Sue Honeybrook: 

Both our current governments are pretty good at the whole Stealth thing. www.raid.org.au and if you know anyone in Port Macquarie, tell them that I found a tender hidden in the Department of Housing website for 97 DoH houses near the beach, coming soon, apparently.

 

Sue Honeybrook 

Remember the three p's.

people. protest. press. 

NURSE TRAINING

Jenny E  

Bellingen used to be one of the best training Hospitals on the North Coast many years ago, until the powers that be decided to have nurses Uni trained.

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Alison C 

yes, I did 3 years and had to transfer to Grafton to complete 4th year - no fun as both were entirely different places.

JIM BELSHAW

Jim Belshaw The new health changes add to the urgency of rebuilding Bellingen hospital now.

This blog post explains why.

ALISON C

Alison C 

interesting point - others did nursing as they did not get the score to do the course they wanted - others went straight into ICU, education, admin etc away from the general beds.

JUANITA G

Junita G 

I would have thought that hospital training for new nurses would have always been the best policy. Years ago when i did my nursing aid course , it was amazing to see how many people dropped out of the course once they found that they could not cope with working in the wards 

JIM BELSHAW

Jim Belshaw Has anybody thought of seeing if the rural medicine course at UNE - I think that there are now 180 students - might be linked to Bellingen Hospital as a teaching hospital? Just a thought.

ALISON C

Alison C 

will the use of GST cause a precedent for using the money for something else in the future?

Alison C was interesting to note that emergency, aged care and mental health for young souls have investments, but what of the middle and aged care with mental health issues. Mental health has been on the top of the list for a few months now, and now it is only for the young. What other side steps are in the budget.

Alison C will staff be able to return if staff increases at the coal pit are coming - but where are they coming from? What will happen with the nurse manager/executive officer position - will they go back to the same and with the same people?

Alison C when will the money be subdivided so that we can see exactly (not hear) what is happening. The report sounded as if most of the 118 beds up for closure have been saved the axe - or will BRDH become one of the promised increase in Aged Care beds?
Have a friend in BRDh at the moment and is able to relax and get better under the watchful eye of the nurses. Good to notice that under the beds there is not a speck of dirt unlike other places.

MARGIE W

Margie W 

we need some one with insite qnd mosr of all awareness

CAROL C

Carol Leon. I was in Bellingen Hostpital last week end and could not have been looked after better, the staff are wonderful, as I always joke and say that they can't close our Hostpital here in Bellingen as I am part of the furniture, all the Doctors and Nurses look after all te people who go the. We need to keep Bellingen Hostpital Opened

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Ian Rose Over the last 2 decades I have benefited several times from the services of Bellingen Hospital, as a visitor to the area I have no way of seeing a Doctor any other way especially as on most occasions it was something of an emergency & it is impossible for an out of towner to get a booking with a local Doctor.

PATSY ANN E

Patsy-ann E    well Bello hospital has come in handy again after a work accident today my nephew has had to access the facilities to remove wood from his abdomen, had a doctor check him out within half an hour if we went to coffs we would probably still be waiting...at least we know he is comfortable tonight.....SAVE BELLO HOSPITAL!!!!!!!!!!!!

ALLAN T

Allan T     Stupid socialist governments think they should social engineer the masses theyb get in to dedt then it is lets centralise things go hard to keep bellingen open Iwas a patient there in the late sixties lived at gleniffer +dorrigo you need a hospital keep up the good work

SHIRLEY C.

Shirley C My first position as a registered nurse was at this hospital way back in the early seventies, my mothers family were Bellingen/ Glenniffer locals and a lot of my family have been treated at this hospital. It would be such a shame to seee it close, I wish you all success in keeping it open for the people. I have such good memories of my brief time their.

TEXSY LEE R

Texsy Lee R last year i got a bit of hot embers in my eye and some was still in there i could of done some damage to my eye but the doctor on dutie fixed the problem i got in straight away what would we do if we had no hospital i didnt have a car to get to coffs harbour hospital i would have to hitch hike what if i was aducted and killed along the way well the government is killing our little town of history we need to chain ourselves to the hospital hunger strike the whole town needs to join in and any near by town communitys that rely on our historic hospital and if the hospital was heratige listed they cant take it away from us we would loose out so much

MARY B

Mary B 

you see i would suggest the reason for getting rid of the really old part / long term plan / they knew if they left it there it would be heritage listed and it friggen should have been anyway at least the exterior and i have sed this to like five ppl already today, they planned the whole darn thing as long back as getting rid of that part and putting up the caravan type hospital, sure services etc but you were all snowed with their rhetoric about how the old hosp was unusable in its original state, what a lot of fkn shit, that is a lie from the pit of HELL

PATRICIA R

Patricia Reed    On 2 occasions in the past 5 years I've needed to seek after hours care for a severe case of 'asthma like' symptoms associated with a heavy flu, and a corneal abrasion that left me temporarily unable to see out of my L eye. The fact that Bellingen Hospital was so close, and the prompt attention I received from the fabulous Emergency staff there, saved me needing to drive all the way to Coffs Base, under less than ideal conditions. It would be a complete travesty to lose this remarkable resource, and we simply cannot allow it to happen!

ANNETTE M

Annette M    The Accidents and Emergencies Department is a life saver for so many who wouldn't be able to make it to Coffs. The staff are not only knowledgeable, but also show tremendous empathy for the patients and their families. This hospital must be saved and not just become another nursing home.