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15 November 2017
Always cured me from my ailments. I'm very grateful, humble and appreciative of their compassionate care.
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12 November 2017
I spent a short period in Saint John of God Hospital's Ginesa Suite as a teen back in 2008 having been transferred from an unsuitable HSE-run adult psychiatric unit on the grounds of St. Loman's Hospital in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, where the treatment was degrading and anti-therapeutic. The staff at Ginesa Suite were very respectful, polite, patient.
Unlike HSE-run adult facilities (which are unsuitable for adolescents and children and seem to rarely be complaint with law), the staff at Ginesa Suite will not rob your child of their dignity and human rights. The atmosphere was very warm and welcoming. Your child should feel very safe. The facility is very clean and the food is great. They get two stars for that.
I do have my criticisms too. I do not think it was appropriate to administer drugs causing weight gain to an adolescent with an eating disorder. They also failed to recognize my eating disorder, despite my attempts of dieting while medicated. A member of their staff talked to me about my reluctance to eat properly and I went into detail about my weight concerns and previous dieting behaviors. Also, they wrongfully diagnosed me with "autism" and didn't take my suicide threats seriously.
A psychiatrist with the HSE fabricated information. I had told him, when he asked me to describe the effects of solvent abuse, that I would hear "noises" (e.g. tones repeating and in patterns) and have involuntary body movements (e.g. head swaying, limbs flopping) during intoxication. Those effects would stop within minutes of ceasing solvent inhalation. He twisted this to "hearing voices and abusing solvents", which disgraceful and reckless. Saint John of Gods did admit that I did not have the mental illness which the HSE were claiming, and they discharged me quite soon into the treatment, while still pending court permission to.
There was one incident in hospital in which a female member of staff had told me I was not allowed to use a phone. I explained to her that the male member of staff walking out the door had given me permission, but she refused to consult him. She simply abruptly hung the phone while I was having a conversation with my mother and extremely emotional (upset). I was in the middle of chatting to my mother on the phone, being worried about when I'd get out and be taken off medications and asking her about recent events in court (e.g. discussing my discharge). That female member of staff was a rude, unlike the rest of the staff who were lovely people! I had been through a lot of stress, with the weight gain, being away from home, having the rights and consent of my family taken away, and blatant lies being perpetuated about me. I had an outburst, ripping the phone out of the wall and kicking a chair over. However, I did not pose any physical harm or threat to anyone on the Suite, and never would have. It was an *isolated* outburst, not a pattern of behavior, and not representative of my responses to regular situations. And I think my side have been taken into consideration, instead of psychiatrists using this as a rationalization or justification for medication. The male member of staff (a British man named Stephen), hearing the commotion, came back into suite, and dealt with the matter very well.
Although I would have preferred to have avoided psychiatry and being admitted to a hospital altogether, and did not find psychiatric drugs helpful (they exacerbated some of my issues), if I had no choice but to go through treatment and had to choose a hospital, this would be a much better option than what the HSE has to offer for minors. Based on everything besides the psychiatry. I think many of their faults, not all, were largely due to the HSE misleading them.
They should not have suggested continuing medication. The HSE also neglected my eating disorder once I was discharged. They kept me medicated despite side-effects. I have been suicidal for years because of the treatment. But, the HSE is most responsible, but this hospital also plays some role. They get two stars for being nice, not competent.response / report this review -
14 August 2017
I spent a short period in Saint John of God Hospital's Ginesa Suite as a teen back in 2008 having been transferred from an unsuitable HSE-run adult psychiatric unit on the grounds of St. Loman's Hospital in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, where the treatment was degrading and anti-therapeutic. The staff at Ginesa Suite were very respectful, polite, patient, helpful, and understanding.
Unlike HSE-run facilities, the staff at Ginesa Suite will not rob your child of their dignity and rights. The atmosphere was very warm and welcoming. Your child should feel very safe. The facility is very clean and the food is great.response / report this review -
21 July 2016
I would not give this so called hospital a minus star,my sister was diagnosed with bladder cancer 5 weeks ago and was told a bed was available 2 weeks ago.yes you guessed it she is still waiting,obviously cancer has no priority, as it is spreading through her body.This hospital obviously needs a massive shake up from administration to the board off directors, this hospital is a disgrace.Well it seems i have to give this a one star just to post this complaint WHAT A JOKE
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15 February 2012
The team are very good and I felt very well cared for there despite being extremely challenging. It's also rather affordable for the quality of the hospital (about €16,500 for a month). the only problem I had was with the anaesthetist who did not properly communicate with me about the effects of the anaesthetic after my ECT which should have been done. But other than that it was very good.
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