That's excellent. We have fairly good health care in Australia but sometimes the wait list for surgery seems to take forever to get seen to. Yes definitely our veterans nead the best care.

Always good to know that people care.

Agree

well that's good Dorothy

I wish all hospitals had the same level of care and attention

Be positive all the times. It helps ; ))

That is great to hear.

I am getting on in age, I have had cancer (9 years ago) and I trust our Medicare system. I have always been treated with respect, dignity and kindness.

Every person should be treated with dignity

I agree.

Wonderful to hear there's so many negative comments these days.

Nurses especially should be given a pay rise, they are wonderful with what they do.

My husband is always treated with dignity and respect. The VA doctors are so much more friendly. I even had a Surgeon walk me to my car because it was after dark and my husband was his last patient. They outsourced us to cancer specialists and saved his life. And the hospital is a friendly place. We are in Phoenix, Arizona. One of my favorite things is a Native American man who sits on the upper deck and plays such beautiful flute music. It echoes through the hallways.

i agree

Correct

I agree Dorothy look after the old soldiers

Not all VA hospitals are like that. Your friend is very lucky. If I'm not mistaken most hospitals in general in Boston are great!!

Wow better than what we get here in the way of health care. We have been very disappointed with ours, I went to a hospital in Toowoomba and the nurses were complaining about not being paid properly in front of me as I waited to go into surgery. The thing that worries me is yes apparently Toowoomba is getting a new hospital but for goodness sake Please get a better management in there and do not use the old one because they have failed us all miserably sadly. Hubby has issues too and thanks goodness he is still alive but he had to go to the PA hospital because Toowoomba can't do what that hospital can do. Which we all should be asking why not?????? It's the closest large hospital and yet the PA can organise an x-ray for 6 months time but the hospital can only organise one in a few months before the appointment and claim people have been waiting up to 2 years for an x-ray as if that is some thing to be proud of. So shameful and I just hope we never get that sick that we need to go back again at least for awhile any way that is for sure.

The VA Hospital isn't in Australia it is Boston USA. Successive Federal, State and Territory Governments in Australia have been deliberately starving Australia's entire Health System of fundes for decades. It doesn't matter if they are from the Right or Left of politics. The Federal Government only wants to sqwuander untold hundreds of billions on Armaments and other Military equipment to "Protect Australia from foreign invasion" - they never actually tells us whom it is who is threatening Australia. The totally absurd thing about all this squandering of all that money, yes I know it is minuscule compared to the US and China, is that all of this equipment will be completely obsolete before any of it actually becomes operational! These absurd governments - since when does a country with just 26 million people need ONe Federal, 6 State & 2 Territory Governments? All are now hell-bent on squandering even more billions on Space Exploration! As if they haven't, along with all the rest of the World's Politicians, made a big enough mess of our World without doing the same to others. Spend all that money on Housing, Health and Education and stop warmongering. It is our Politicians and Religious Leaders who have been, and still are, responsible for All the Wars which have ever been waged. Decent, Honest, Ordinary people want no part of those wars, yet they are the ones who are sent out to fight and die for the wars the politcians have deliberately, and are at present trying to create.

Every patient should be treated with dignity.

Our Health care system in Australia hasn’t had enough money to replace nursing or admin staff as they leave, for many years now. It is expected that those that are left will work twice as hard and do unpaid overtime. It has been a well known fact that our hospital staff have extremely hard in the past, with an awful lot walking away because of burn out. Australia is now trying to encourage nursing staff to migrate to Australia to fill the gaps. Not good enough State and Federal Governments!Edited 29-May-23 13:46pm

I really don't know

I'm glad that your friend got the treatment that he needed, also that he was treated with kindness and respect. I have been in hospital for replacement surgery & emergency surgery over the years in a public hospital. I have been fortunate to have the same surgeon for the replacement surgery so I have built up trust in that surgeon. I must admit that all my surgeries have been done at the local hospital which is a public one & cannot complain about the service that I got from not only the nurses but the doctors as well.

Glad it all went well

I'm glad but not all VA hospitals aren't the same

Very good to hear of a positive experience, whether the patient is a veteran or otherwise. In Queensland there are many positive comments about the way in which patients were treated by health staff, but quite negative comments about wait times in emergency departments and wait times on elective surgery wait lists and outpatients wait lists. The hospital system here is overloaded, and has not grown to accommodate a growing population with complex health issues.

I have spent a few times in hospitals for various things and always had good treatment. They were private ones so can’t say about public ones. Nurses were very caring and considerate to my needs. This was in Sydney Australia so can’t say about overseas ones as never used

Happy he got the treatment he needed

I’m a Canadian with universal health care paid by everyone that works and every company that makes a profit. It seems to me that almost all of our patients (there are always some cases where things don’t go so well) are treated with dignity and respect. treated with the dignity and respect they deserve.

good lord, if the hospital wasn't clean I'd have got(ten) out fast

Great to hear.

You are lucky you are not in the state of Victoria here in Australia.

Our hospital is currently being upgraded and is very hard to access. The ED staff a good but the ratios desperately need to be changed because sometimes 1 nurse is caring for 8 patients

I had minor surgery in Feb. After I left post surgery and was in recovery, I had to go to the bathroom badly. I told the nurse this and she said no, she had to run some tests. I waited about half an hour and they sent a volunteer. By now I'm not so cheery and just said I have to go to the bathroom. So they had me walk in my bare feet to the walk room and my foot stepped on some pretty sharp dirt. If I had spare clothes with me, I would have peed the bed I was so angry. There was only myself and one other patient on the unit.

i,m in australia so don,t no about your hospitals but i must say that our hospitals are veryclean the cleaners are always about do some thing and are very polite but the waiting list is bad my husband is still waiting where only in medibank

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Wow! I'm so glad, I heard a lot of horror stories about the VA hospital, That's why my husband and I (both vets) kept paying those high insurance premiums.

I cant speak for USA, Generally all Australians are treated well, and our hospitals have to be clean by law, even doctors surgeries, Are you saying that You have dirty hospitals in USA/ I am confused?

I am so happy that he had such a great experience. It should always be that way because of what he sacrificed for us. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. I had two veteran friends who were treated less than they should have been. One came home from Iraq and Afghanistan homeless and with nothing left but PTSD and the inability to hold down a job. I finally told him to quit trying to work and admit he needed to apply for disability. That was what has saved him. My other friend was in the VA Hospital in DC, and I was shocked at what that old hospital was like. He was in the basement with no windows, and the old bricks on the walls looked like something from the 1930s! They did allow me to stay their overnight for free which was great, but sadly, he passed away from heart failure. I hadn't heard from him for a couple days so I finally called his mother, and she told me he had died! I was almost inconsolable, but his mother was comforting me! I never met her, but she was a very nice lady. It was so sad; he was only in his thirties!

I am pleased how we have a healthcare that is kind and do theur very best for everyone

Yes we in New Zealand also have great health staff who are empathetic give all the help possible. Unfortunately successive governments [over the last 30 plus years] have let our health system down, same as is now happening to our roads. Condition of roads is often a sign of how the economics of the country are going!

You don't have to die in service to be a hero. Just being willing to is sufficient. 😇 Lorne Burlington Ontario Canada

The hospitals here I have observed only cleanliness. As for the staff there are good and bad everywhere just like any job.

I agree

THEY ARE TRYING TO GET THEM ALL THAT MY HUSBAND IS A VET AND VOLUNTED THERE 6 YEARS BEST HEALTH CARE GOINING SUE DAYTON TN

Yes, Dorothy. I everyone would agree. I have heard over the years that veterans are looked after very well in the US. It is good to get some corroboration.

Cleanliness is so important in healthcare

So true our Veterans deserve the best of care. I find our hospitals in the country area's are fantastic the staff are amazing.

Glad he got good care

Hospital are a business if you have healthcare they will treat you well if you dont they will treat you like shit as for recycling everything has a one off use then gets thrown out bad for the planet.as for parking yes way two expensive as i said its only a business.

Super news, BUT Meanwhile here in New Zealand Aotearoa our Hospitals and who health system is a SHAMBLES, Can't even visit sick relations because of Parking costs, that is if there is an actual space to park. Hopeless public transport means everyone needs a car??? HOPELESS Situation since 1980's

ty susan

Australia has a great hospitals and caring staff that are the nurses and doctors, we have many choices such as do we stay in the public health system or do with go private if you can afford it? Medicare is another part of our health system as many people are bulked billed for seeing a doctor or if you urgently need treatment in one of the many hospitals. I personally have spent a lot of time in hospitals, back in the 70s and 80s the food wasn't that flash but now the meals are so much better and its look appetising which makes you want to eat it. Dorothy O 122624 I am so pleased your friend had the best care and you felt the hospital was clean and had the right procedures in place.

Hmmm I think it depends on the hospital

2 years ago I was in a hospital in the north Auckland area for 4 weeks. I was NOT treated like a human being and as a result I have lost all dignity, self-respect and self worth. As a result I have now been diagnosed by my GP with PTSD and depression. Be aware that you may be in the hands of some very inhuman people.

Our veterans deserve the very best treatment

What great news 👌yes hospital’s in New Zealand are very clean, and the medical team’s are to be admired. All patients need to be treated with dignity, and yes especially those who have given of themselves selflessly for their country ❤️

Your friend is very lucky to live in that area with such good service and a friend like you.

our Hospital in new Zealand is just like that ,all hospitals around the should be like that. Kind and friendly to all patients

Love the VA

Your friend surgery hope it went good. Glad to hear about clean and Friendly staff is with all that's going on in this world today.

Yes of course. The veterans in any country do a great service to the respective countries and we aa should pay respect and honours! 😍

Dayton, ohio VA hospital is very rude and not enough help. They nee to open moe VA. hospitals in ohio and get more staff. There is times you can wait several hours to get in for you appointment.

This kind of medical service is well deserved by anyone needing treatment.

It is definitely true

Shouldn't all hospitals (and their like) be clean, kind and friendly?

I think everybody needs healthcare not just Veterans.

IS GETTING BETTER

I agree I am a veteran dealing with back pain from an injury lifting a patient by myself in ft did new jersey had surgery 13yrs ago but getting worse failed surgery the staff helps sometimes dont think the VA have done enough for me I should have gotten better treatment and more disability since I served for 23Yrs plus with heavy equipment on my back the army didnt help with my profile limited duty so still suffering with low back pain

Sounds very well run. I think our administrators could well take note.

not a veteran - nobody in my family has served in the armed forces (USA) since the 'Civil War (1861 - 1865)' - other words the quality of health care for veterans is not an ongoing issue in my family or for me - since going into the armed forces is on a volunteer basis - these daysEdited 29-May-23 09:15am

HI TY PAMELA...

Everyone should be respected with dignity! If Trudeau in Canada wasn't so corrupt we would have better Medical Care!

MY DAD,RETIRED AIRFORCE HOSP ADMIN SAID YES VA HAS FINALLY GOTTEN SO MUCH BETTER THEN YR'S AGO AND IT TAKES SUCH CARE OF OUR VETERANS... YES WISHES FOR A FAST RECOVER FOR YOUR FRIEND..

My dad goes to the VA. He said the same thing. It is always clean.Hope all went well with your friend.

Glad your friend is being cared for well x

That is lovely to hear as we usually just hear horror stories. Here in Australia we have a high rate of suicide amongst our returned veterans. They say they are not getting enough help for their mental wellness. I think medically though they are looked after quite well. My friend, is a war widow and she really gets looked after medically and any help around the home and has for many years. Wonderful service for her.

Our Veterans are usually well cared for by DVA - Department of Veterans Affairs and Legacy looks after Widows and the children in Australia and so they should. Im glad your friend is receiving quality care.