A Person

Review of London Health Sciences Centre

Although the nurses, doctor, and staff on the 4th...

Although the nurses, doctor, and staff on the 4th floor antenatal program, NICU, etc did a truly AMAZING job with the birth and aftercare of our young daughter as well as the care of my spouse when her water broke early (they deserve 10 out of 5 stars for their undying effort), the mental health support system at this hospital has utterly failed us. My partner was misdiagnosed and discharged despite very apparent symptoms of post partem psychosis. Prior to discharge she was given one brief 15 minute visit with a student resident psych and provided a poorly prescribed antidepressant that merely made matters and her mental well being much worse.
She was not given any follow up since then and was left in my hands with no direction of aftercare or warning signs.
When the medication was clearly making the effects worse I took her in to lhsc emerge, only to be dismissed and turned away with an appointment for her to meet with a counselor in two weeks after this.
This hospital desperately needs to improve their efforts of mental health and proper diagnosis before releasing a patient (especially one who had an emergency c section 48hrs prior). I would not wish this nightmare upon anybody.