Getting ETC logistics proving difficult

[Ricstix]

My first post here. The medical staff I have encountered are great but I am fighting world war three with health service providers.

To cut a very long story short, I need ETC and here are a few relevant facts to explain my situation.
* I have private health coverage for this treatment.
* High blood pressure indicates the procedure should be done in a full operating facility (public hospital.)
* Personal circumstances and distance from the nearest public hospital makes treatment as an outpatient there unfeasible.
* Because of the restrictions placed on patients in a public inpatient mental facility, (even as a voluntary patient,) there is absolutely no way I would submit myself to a public inpatient facility.

The very professional psychologist at the inpatient facility had what I thought was a great suggestion. Check into the (close) private facility and have the ETC done at the public hospital. The suggest plan was that I would take a Taxi or Uber the couple of kilometres to the public hospital and the hospital mental health transport would return me after the treatment was completed.

Simple? The Public Hospital had no issues, but the private would not play ball. The Private Hospital’s response, “We can’t do it because of the logistics, who is looking after who, and who is responsible. And it doesn’t work in with our program. We just don’t have the resources.”

(It has taken a great deal of willpower to refrain from commenting on the Private Facility’s response.)

I would like to know if anyone has any suggestions on how I can find a private mental facility (that is close to a public hospital) that has enough smarts to pull off this seemingly herculean task of monumental proportions. 
Or, any other suggestions that will enable me to have ECT in a proper operating theatre with private hospital room facilities.

Many thanks in advance.

[white knight]

Hi, welcome

Im sorry that your post has dropped a few pages without any reply.

perhaps its an unusual and difficult post to reply to from eer group members. My reply here will push it up the ladder.

Hope you get an informative answer.

Tony WK

[Croix]

Dear Ricstix~

I've read what you said with care and the one thing that stands out to me is there there is an inequality of status. Both public and private hospitals are likely more receptive to medical professionals than they are to prospective patients.

Have you explored the possibility of two doctors each with admission rights to one of the hospitals cooperating and attempting to arrange this directly themselves, perhaps including transport by non-emergency ambulance rather than Uber?

My apologies if you have already gone down this path, it is a most difficult situation.

Croix

[Ricstix]

Croix said:

Have you explored the possibility of two doctors each with admission rights to one of the hospitals cooperating and attempting to arrange this directly themselves, perhaps including transport by non-emergency ambulance rather than Uber?

Croix

That's basically what was tried. The admitting doctor from the public liaised and had a number of conversations with the head doctor at the private and both were agreed with the proposed plan. The bureaucrats running the private put the kibosh on the plan. Says heaps about the ability of the people running the private facility.