'My COVID-positive dad was sent home from ICU too soon. They needed his bed.'
Published on Mamamia
January 20, 2022
After five days on a ventilator in the ICU of a major regional Victorian hospital, Natalie’s dad, Ron, was sent home last week.
“We were told that because he didn't require a ventilator anymore, they needed to free up the beds,” she tells Mamamia.
But while Ron – a “very young” 70-something – had improved, he remained seriously ill with Coronavirus, and now, a resulting heart condition too. He still struggled to breathe and could barely talk.