If it was not an Odyssey, however, he treated himself a long obstacle course in local health, carried out by an elderly of 90 years: to tell the story to “Province” is Silvio Coggiola, a face known in the city, on the list at the last administrative elections with the center -right and currently secretary of the Fdi Lomazzese club.
Just in these days, even if in the heart of summer, there has been a meeting between the family members and the managers of ASST to unlock it and solve it.
“Rights to assert”
“I would like to specify that I have never asked for any particular path or treatment, I only intended to tell the story in which I was involved to highlight the too many difficulties that an elderly person is faced to assert his rights in the health sector – explains Coggiola – my 90 -year -old mother -in -law, Ada Gobbo, found himself in fact in the impossibility of accessing the care prescribed by two different physiatrists, in the following ATS Insubria structures. Last month of May following accidental fall it reported some fractures, doctors and orthopedists therefore advised the conservative treatment in acute ».
The family had immediately activated itself by contacting the Regional Reservation Center, finding a place via regional call center in a center in the Milanese, which highlighted the importance of physiotherapy to encourage at least partial recovery.
After other medical visits, the family turned to the ASST headquarters in Lomazzo where, for some technical and bureaucratic problems, it was not possible to place the elderly resident in a waiting list to carry out physiotherapy.
“I was suggested to request elsewhere, through the careful, a further prescription with 10 -day priority – continues Coggiola – I emphasize the difficulties consisting in making a 90 -year -old person with physical, cognitive and walkers ascertained as further visits as a further visit as well as by wide documentation”.
Postponed to the ASST Valle Olona
From Lomazzo, to obtain the request for a physiatric visit, the patient would have been invited to contact the ASST Valle Olona, to the Saronno hospital, who again contacted the Lomazzo di Ats Insubria headquarters.
“The feeling is that the health organization is not able to ensure the service in the prescribed and expected times and does not want to attest to it – concludes Coggiola – while I think it is evident that a 90 -year -old person, in difficulty moving alone, cannot take the tour of the Lombard hospitals”.
