Went into emergency as my husband had a stroke, I wanted him to go to the U of A stroke hospital As he fell and lost control of his right side and fell, They said they have to take him to the area you live in. This was in the mornjng. He stayed there and didn’t look at him as he called me at one o’clock , as I thought they were attending to him , and was angry and said to pick him .
up, he could hardly walk into the house as I had to help him into bed. The next mornjng he fell and had to hold him him up. No feeling on his right side so I called the ambulance, it was definitely a stroke , unfortunately they should have taken him to the U of A but again, they said they have to take him to sturgeon. I am not a doctor but I know what a stroke is as I had a stroke myself, I know it was during pandemic but there is no excuse when my husband had a stroke and to leave him there without any treatment as I got worse. They took about a few Ct scans when he was there when they finally decided he had a stroke! On top if that, he had a heart attack in the hospital while he was there! They just gave him a nitroglycerin pill and said he can see a cardiologist when he gets home! I was angry, I know my husband sees a cardiologist at sturgeon so I myself, phoned the cardiologist to check on my husband as he is . He looked at him and then had him transferred to the Royal Alex for an angiogram where he had two or three stents. If I hadn’t phoned the cardiologist, he would have had another attack at hime! I am not impressed with thevSturgeon and I am niot the only one as I have heard other horror stories. I am angry as the medical system as when you have a serious condition, send the patient to the correct hospital, not a local hospital. For a minor condition, it is good for a local hospital but send the person if it is a heart attack or stroke, to the proper hospital where they can tend to your needs,

My husband was rushed to Sturgeon Hospital via ambulance. Firemen also came to house to pickup and work on my husband, they were fantastic, so helpful and extremely quick service, arrived within minutes, so greatful to the whole team, wonderful! They took him to ER and was put through immediately, was put on oxygen and taken directly up to ICU. The nurses and drs in ICU are fantastic, they take such good care of their patients and monitor constantly, when a nurse goes for their much needed break, there is always a backup. Took xrays everyday, sometimes twice. They talked to us on 3 separate occasions , different drs , with the same info of course, my husband has extreme pneumonia in one lung plus complications of COPD and EMPHYSEMA. They questioned him if he wants to be resuscitated and he said no if it is like a stroke and he would be in vegetable state or a heartattack that he could not survive, no. He is really struggling to breath and needs air hose hooked up but in good spirits. I realize they need ICU beds but they transfered down to unit 17, oh my God, the level of care is disastrous. Nurses very seldom come in to check him!! Respiratory, who I really respect were supposed to come in every couple of hours, does not happen. No xrays being done to check if pneumonia is slightly improving etc.
I always thought hospitals were to be fairly quiet, not here, laughing, talking in groups ( I realize shift change requires discussion) yelling etc. I am sorry for this review but I love my husband and I need him to be comfortable and looked after to highest extreme. ICU ARE AMAZING, wonderful care!!!