State of the waiting room in UHG

thisNthat

I had to pay a visit to the dermatology dept in University Hospital Galway today, The waiting room looks like this,
The walls seem to be disintegrating, Damp coming through all the tiles on the suspended ceilings with numerous tiles missing.
Doesn't fill you with confidence.
Should we expect more or accept that this is as good as it gets?

Iwannahurl

thisNthat wrote: »

Should we expect more or accept that this is as good as it gets?

It's not as bad as it gets.

SeanPuddin

I think that wall has a bad case of Psoriasis

Storm 10

Friend working there told me they had roof flooding during the recent storms, it was not always like that.

Mrs OBumble

Who cares about the walls, what was the quality of medical treatment like? That's all I'd be caring about.

inisboffin

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

Who cares about the walls, what was the quality of medical treatment like? That's all I'd be caring about.

Yes, but if the walls aren't dealt with, mould *is* worth caring about.

biko

Title clarified

El_Dangeroso

There was asbestos in that building, I think damp is the least of the HSE's worries.

My friend had her baby in UCHG maternity, the picture of her and her newborn son looked like it was taken in communist Russia, there was a peeling water pipe next to her.

chad!!

That part of the hospital is the original fever hospital it's over a 100 years old, only fit to be torn down

Amik

The Immunisation Department is a classic:

http://www.broadsheet.ie/2012/10/01/meanwhile-at-university-hospital-galway/

No body cares about aesthetics in this country anymore, it's a shame.

Wompa1

It's not a recent thing. Was in a waiting room that looked like that about 3 years ago.

sallybongers

That's nothing. Unfortunately had to go to the Emergency room in October. I was one of the 'lucky' ones who was allowed to rest in one of the assessment rooms. The nurse said I should get some rest on the gurney that was in there. I politely declined, as there was a bloody chest/nose tube dangling at the top of the bed.

In fairness to the nurse, she removed the chest/nose tube but my friend who was with me was utterly horrified at the conditions.

It was truly one of the most traumatic nights of my life.

Iwannahurl

Next time anyone is in UHG in a ward, waiting area or (especially) treatment room, can you give the floor a wipe with a piece of tissue and see what comes up?

A couple of years ago I had reason to wipe blood off the floor in an area where cleanliness should have been paramount (not that dirt is acceptable anywhere in a hospital).

The filth smeared on the piece of tissue was horrifying.