ACCESS TO A
LOCAL CARDIAC
CATHETERISATION LAB
AND QUICK ACTION BY
JOONDALUP HEALTH
CAMPUS STAFF SAVED
THE LIFE OF A KINGSLEY
FATHER-OF-FOUR WHO
SUFFERED A HEART
ATTACK.
54-year-old Richard Lamb was
undergoing an exercise stress test
at a cardiology clinic across the
road from JHC, when his real-time
results revealed he was in the
midst of a heart attack.
He was immediately taken to JHC
by ambulance and just 14 minutes
after arriving had a stent inserted
WHEN 47-YEAROLD
MICHAEL KING
UNDERWENT A ROBOTASSISTED
PARTIAL
KNEE REPLACEMENT
LAST YEAR HE WAS
SURPRISED AT HOW
QUICKLY HE RECOVERED
COMPARED TO A FRIEND
WHO HAD UNDERGONE
A TRADITIONAL KNEE
REPLACEMENT.
by Interventional Cardiologist Dr
David Thomson.
“Some 20 to 30 per cent of people
who have this type of heart attack
don’t make it to hospital in time.
His artery was completely blocked
so it was lucky he was nearby
when his heart attack occurred,”
Dr Thomson said.
Mr Lamb had high praise for the
hospital and was impressed with
how quickly he received lifesaving
medical care.
“It’s just amazing how they do it
and how quickly they did it – there
was no mucking around,” he said.
“I was really taken care of. When
something like this happens it
scares the hell out of you. You just
don’t realise that we take life for
granted. I’m so lucky.”
The father-of-two hurt his knee 25
years ago playing footy and over
time the cartilage wore away.
“It got to the point where I couldn’t
even play footy with the kids,” he
said. “I was in constant pain.”
“When I saw the orthopaedic
surgeon he told me about this
robot that assists surgeons with
knee and hip replacements. I
must admit I was pretty keen to
try out the new ‘mod-con’ version
of this operation. Within a week I
was walking using just one crutch
and within a few weeks I was
crutch free and fit for work.”
“I was surprised at the fast
recovery time because a friend of
mine had the traditional operation
elsewhere and was on crutches
for 12 weeks. He couldn’t believe
I was off my crutches so quick.”
PATIENT
STORIES
LOCAL
ACCESS,
TIME CRITICAL
TREATMENT
UP SOONER, PAIN FREE FASTER