Royal Perth Hospital

Three years ago now I was first referred to the orthopaedic department here regarding total knee replacement surgery. The surgeon was horribly rude, and told me I was too young and too fat for surgery… I should come back in a year. I went back, and was told to lose some weight and then return. I lost the weight, and went back. I was told I was still too young. My knees are extremely painful by now. They call me in for another appointment, and the surgeon isn’t even there, I see a random doctor. He says the surgeon will see me again in 3 months, but 4 months go by and I hear nothing. By now I have had several falls due to my knees collapsing underneath me, and I am on opiates, and anti inflammatories for the pain. My GP calls the clinic and demands they see me. I go in a week later, and again the surgeon isn’t there — apparently he has transferred to another hospital. The chap I see is much nicer, I explain to him how I am struggling now. He says my weight is fine, but because I am so young (I’m nearly 53 now) he will have to speak to the boss. I go in the following week to see ‘the boss’…who says, yes he is willing to put me on the list for surgery. I ask how long the list is, and he tells me it’s about three months. They will contact me for a pre op about a month before my surgery. Great… except this was 4 months ago, and I have heard nothing… which means ‘the list’ is not 3 months at all, but at least 5. I am absolutely at my wits end.

I work so of course I’m biased! But as far as health care goes it’s world class and… its FREE! Yeh the walls may be a dull and floors slightly faded so your visitors might not enjoy being there but I guess all the renovation money went into saving your or a loved ones life. Holistic health care for everyone at no cost = automatic 5 stars

I’ve only ever been through a few hospitals in my life (knock on wood), and the Royal Perth Hospital was the worst by a wide margin.
You know something’s amiss when they lack any type of real admission system. Instead of taking a number, or writing your name on a list, they just have you stand/​sit over to one side and hope you all remember the order you arrived in and are honest about it when they call for next. This lead to a few near fights as a grumpy old man in the waiting room was doing the hospital’s job of policing the queue.
Once admitted, they asked for my personal and billing info, but never once did they ask for an ID. I really really should have given them a fake name and address to avoid being billed, but I was certain that they would actually want to see a form of identification or at least ask if I had any. Then about an hour and a half after walking through the door, I saw a doctor. Blood work and an IV were ordered and then I was left on my own for another 90 minutes.
Finally an RN came, gave me a single discharge slip and said I could leave. I asked what was wrong with me, he replied that the blood work came back negative and I could go. I asked again, why am I here then? He said if I get sick again to just come back. I asked to talk to a doc and was denied since my blood was okay. Gah! So annoying.
But to all your foreigners, an ER visit to a hospital in Perth with some meds and an IV and no insurance only cost about $ 200. So a pretty good deal (at least from an American’s perspective). But I’d rather pay more for quality medical service.

This is a hard one to review. Though based on the life saving emergency team, cardiology and Dr Rankin at RPH all i can say is, they are the best to me. They gave my husbands heart a kick start, they opened the operating room, called the staff back, and saved my husbands life.
I can only feel humble to the cause and dedication of the hospital staff. I knew i was not visiting a 5 star hotel and never expected any luxury, to me the professional and wonderful staff put my mind at ease. The staff on cardiology are always on high alert, they are switched on, compassionate, and very professional.
The only negative is actually outside the hospital. I was disgusted by people in wheel chairs and even staff in surgery uniform sitting outside smoking like an industrial chimney.
My husband had to walk through a cloud of toxic smoke making him clutch his chest and cough, even made me choke and my clothes stink. Now come on people what are you doing? It is not a good presentation for the hospital. Its not healthy for anyone, especially here.
ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK!
(Enter through the toxic smoke and mist of people killing their cells and causing sick people to cough up, just after major heart surgery)
Though once inside remember it is not a holiday, and hopefully the reasons you visit have a positive out come. If you ever find yourself needing life saving surgery, i would say RPH is renowned to have the best Drs.
To the smokers, please respect the dedicated team at RPH, please respect the sick people. If you want to smoke, no please, not there!

My husband drove me here one Monday night due to sever chest pain. I was in extreme agony and they admitted me to the emergency section immediately I didn’t even have to wait in emergency. The doctors and the nurses here were very good and attentive. It did take some time whilst I was admitted to decide what to do with me though.
It isn’t a comfortable hospital and I am glad I had private health as my further treatment could be completed elsewhere.
An emergency room is never pleasant, but I was surprised just how many drug addicts were there writhing in pain. I recking bring your teenage kid here on a Monday and it will put them off drugs for life!
The staff who work here do a fantastic job given the circumstance they have to work in.

What Royal Perth lacks in cushiness found in private hospitals, it makes up for in enthusiastic and generous staff.
When my dad was transferred from an expensive private hospital to Royal Perth for surgery, I was a bit miffed, but the attentiveness encountered at Royal Perth far surpassed that of the previous hospital.
Royal Perth is the states largest teaching hospital, so it’s consequently busy with young, willing and eager students.
The nurses and physios are cheery and wholehearted. When you’re spending every waking moment in hospital, it’s the contact with other people that is going to be the difference between an easy and difficult recuperation. The staff who dealt with my dad gave him the extra boost he needed to fast into good health; physically and mentally.

When I broke my foot on one of my drunken escapades at Geisha Bar some months ago, my flat mate drove me to this hospital as it was the closest one.
My experience was fairly quick, and I think I was there for a grand total of 2 hours. I was put in a wheelchair promptly, wheeled into the ED, had some X-​Rays, popped some pain killers, got given a cast and some crutches ($ 15 to hire) and was on my way before 3am. The staff were really, really nice, as you would be to a drunken crying girl with a fractured metatarsal. If only the orthopedic department were the same…

Royal Perth is one of the largest hospitals in Perth, and as one of the emergency hospitals, is one of the go-​to hospitals when something unexpected happens.
Like most public hospitals, waiting to see the triage nurse can take some time. It is after admission where RPH turns into a waiting game. You may find yourself repeating the same story to about ten people, because it seems most of the staff members work as individuals instead of as a team. You may also find yourself having to direct people to actually read the entries scribbled on your notes, because not everyone will read said notes. Finally, staff members have no compunction whatsoever in arguing about you while in your room.
RPH emergency staff seem to lack the ability to treat patients with respect.