Dear Editor
Recently I had need to visit the emergency department at Battlefords Union Hospital and was subsequently admitted to 3N acute care in the hospital.
The care and medical attention provided was excellent. Dr. Tran, an intern from North Battleford Medical Centre, wisely sent me to ER and thoughtfully followed up with an in-hospital visit. Dr. Meyer, ER physician, and Dr. Khurana skillfully, quickly and accurately diagnosed a sometimes undiagnosed or misdiagnosed condition with the use of equipment right at BUH. There was no need to send one off inconveniently to Saskatoon for testing as the dedicated work of the BUH Foundation volunteers and the generosity of the community has provided us with diagnostic equipment like the CT scanner.
When on this very busy acute care ward, the nurses provided excellent care professionally and cheerfully. There were patients who were terminally ill and who did pass away, patients who required complete care for every need, sometimes unco-operative in that care, patients suffering from dementia with no ability to reason and the just very sick patients. Twelve hours is a long time when one is kept running to provide care, remembering the medical situation of each patient, keeping accurate records of health details and dealing with difficult and life-threatening situations. These nurses have busy home lives, some parents of young children, some were shortly expecting delivery of their own babies, on their feet, working through the night. Please know your pleasant dedication and skill is valued.
We are very fortunate to have such a medical facility close by and have such caring, dedicated and skilled professionals to care for us. Thank you to all; you are so appreciated.
Eileen Humphreys
Rural North Battleford
