The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Emergency Room

Sandra Pang 

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a week ago

Brought our toddler son in on a Friday night and Dr Jalil at the Fast Track/Short Stay department was reassuring throughout, and he was willing to answer all our questions which helped us manage our son's illness at home confidently. We were lucky to have come in at a time where it wasn't too busy, although the wait was still around 1-2 hours to be seen. The ED was definitely short staffed and underfunded like what the other reviewers have mentioned. 

Sandra Pang 

on Google

2 weeks ago

Brought our toddler son in on a Friday night and Dr Jalil at the Fast Track/Short Stay department was reassuring throughout, and he was willing to answer all our questions which helped us manage our son's illness at home confidently. We were lucky to have come in at a time where it wasn't too busy, although the wait was still around 1-2 hours to be seen. The ED was definiely short staffed and underfunded like what the other reviewers have mentioned. 

A B 

on Google

a month ago

The health system in Victoria is totally broken, they are taking big risks with lives of children, the wait times are inhumane, imagine being told the longest wait time is 5 hours but wink wink it’s actually 10 plus hours. Imagine watching your very sick child not being attended to with no clear prioritisation matrix. Imagine your child being told to come tmrw because they are “full” leading to poor treatment outcomes. Yes symptoms may not appear serious at first and child may look “fine” but certain conditions are like that... read more