RCH Melbourne

[crumpet]

i havnt but a close GF has, her DS was admitted at 4hrs old and had to have surgery, she has done nothing but rave about the care they recieved!

[diva det]

yup one of my twins was in there straight after birth for a week before he was tranferred back to FPH with me
he is now a long term patient of the RCH and we still go there about 3 times a year for different appointments
we call the RCH the miracle factory- it is an amazing place staffed by amazing people
but you do have to stand up for your child and you have to make sure you are an active avocate for your child
they are very busy as you can imagine and it is easy for cases to slip past them or through the cracks

if you have private health insurance you also have the choice of going in as a private patient. you do not get any bills and there is no gap payments, but the service you get and the fact that you get to see the same doctor each time is a real bonus. also you get to see the specialists in their private consulting rooms where the waiting time is heaps less.

my DS has had 7 surgeries since his admission at birth also over the past 8 years so got to know the place pretty well. any other info you need to answer, just ask away