Hospital patient so shocked at dirty ward she climbed out of bed to clean it herself

Daily Mail UK ^ | July 2, 2009 | Andrew Levy

[rightwingintelligentsia]

After 12 years cleaning care homes and private houses, no one is better qualified than Tereza Tosbell to say whether a room is spotless.

So hospital bosses should take heed of her opinion after she spent four days on a 'filthy' ward.

The mother-of-one said during her stay there was a single, brief visit from a cleaner who left dusty curtains, dirty bedframes and a messy floor.

Disgusted at the conditions, she grabbed the antibacterial fluid dispenser at the end of her bed and some hand towels from the bathroom.

She then set about cleaning her four-bed ward, at one point dropping to her hands and knees to sanitise the floor as she dragged her drip trolley behind her.

'It was shameful to see how sloppy the cleaners were while I was there. I was not prepared to put up with such conditions,' said Miss Tosbell, a 48-year-old divorcee who was admitted to Colchester General Hospital in Essex with an abscess in her neck.

[GeronL]

Only 4 beds in that ward? or is that like a pod?

[linn37]

I’ve worked in the hospital long enough to know thats not true. You complain they have to listen. They score us on patient satisfaction.

Ring the damn call bell and ask for clean sheets,the floor to be mopped or if your butt needs wiped. Don’t assume people know that there is a problem. I don’t know how many times I have gone into a room and had to tell the patient to use the call bell only to be told they don’t want to bother the nurse.

[PAR35]

I’ll respectfully submit that you don’t know what you are talking about when it comes to what goes on in hospitals these days. They won’t answer the bell. The patient has to call someone on the phone who can then try to track down someone by phone, or more likely come to the hospital and try to find someone to help - or do it themselves.

You are living in a 1950s reality.

[linn37]

Since I put in 40 hours a week at a very large hospital I do know a lot more then you what goes on on a daily basis. One more time hit the call bell the nurses are not into mind reading.

[Balding_Eagle]

You must be in a different hospital.

The Womens Ward, Pennrose-Saint Francis in Colorado Springs. didn’t answer the buzzer. Didn’t dispense meds as prescribed. Dirty room. Sloppy care-less nurses.