Comments on: What about the Launceston General Hospital ? http://michaelferguson.com/2009/03/what-about-the-launceston-general-hospital/ Liberal member for Bass Tue, 15 May 2012 06:19:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kenneth http://michaelferguson.com/2009/03/what-about-the-launceston-general-hospital/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Kenneth Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:11:25 +0000 http://michaelferguson.com/?p=133#comment-377 Maybe this is OT, but I tried to park at hospital last week and it was impossible. I ended up parking blocks away (risking a fine to boot) and was late for an appointment. It's embarassing having to call and say "sorry I'm not there yet, I can't find a park". I can't imagine what it'd be like to work there and have to find a spot. It seems a bit pathetic to complain about parking when this is all about healing and quality care, but its also an important part of the entire complex. What's the government (and council??) doing about it ? Maybe this is OT, but I tried to park at hospital last week and it was impossible. I ended up parking blocks away (risking a fine to boot) and was late for an appointment. It’s embarassing having to call and say “sorry I’m not there yet, I can’t find a park”. I can’t imagine what it’d be like to work there and have to find a spot.

It seems a bit pathetic to complain about parking when this is all about healing and quality care, but its also an important part of the entire complex. What’s the government (and council??) doing about it ?

]]> By: Campaign1 http://michaelferguson.com/2009/03/what-about-the-launceston-general-hospital/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Campaign1 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 07:30:41 +0000 http://michaelferguson.com/?p=133#comment-31 G'day Wendy, thanks so much for those comments. you are dead right on all these points, especially i think the first two. What specialists in particular would you be looking at focussing on in the short term? We can't expect to have comprehensive health services for all Tasmanians while allowing a Hobart-centric government to only be interested in the Royal Hobart. The whole state (including the south) is best served by ensuring the LGH retains its proud status as a tertiary teaching hospital with comprehensive specialist provision and working hand-in-hand with other hospitals in areas where statewide provision is warranted. Best wishes, Michael. G’day Wendy, thanks so much for those comments. you are dead right on all these points, especially i think the first two. What specialists in particular would you be looking at focussing on in the short term? We can’t expect to have comprehensive health services for all Tasmanians while allowing a Hobart-centric government to only be interested in the Royal Hobart. The whole state (including the south) is best served by ensuring the LGH retains its proud status as a tertiary teaching hospital with comprehensive specialist provision and working hand-in-hand with other hospitals in areas where statewide provision is warranted.
Best wishes, Michael.

]]> By: Wendy Pride http://michaelferguson.com/2009/03/what-about-the-launceston-general-hospital/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Wendy Pride Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:50:07 +0000 http://michaelferguson.com/?p=133#comment-18 Leave the RHH where it is and if does move where is the Ronald Mc Donald house going to be as parents dont want to be far from the RHH Leave the RHH where it is and if does move where is the Ronald Mc Donald house going to be as parents dont want to be far from the RHH

]]> By: Wendy Pride http://michaelferguson.com/2009/03/what-about-the-launceston-general-hospital/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Wendy Pride Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:47:11 +0000 http://michaelferguson.com/?p=133#comment-17 need more specialists at the lgh so we dont have to travel to Hobart waiting lists are too long need a lot more disabled parking need a much bigger car park as parking is a nightmare need more specialists at the lgh so we dont have to travel to Hobart
waiting lists are too long
need a lot more disabled parking
need a much bigger car park
as parking is a nightmare

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