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About Dr Michael Johnson
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Practice Locations
- Practice name Gold Coast Private Hospital
- Address Rehabilitation Centre, 14 Hill Street, Southport, QLD, Southport, QLD
- Suburb or City Southport, QLD
- State Queensland
- Country Australia
- Practice name Norwest Private Hospital
- Address 33 Sorrell Street, North Parramatta, NSW
- Suburb or City North Parramatta, NSW
- State New South Wales
- Country Australia
- What is the Dr Michael Johnson's specialty?
- Dr Michael Johnson is a Rehabilitation Physician, Orthopaedic Surgeon.
- What is the address of the Dr Michael Johnson's practice?
- Dr Michael Johnson works at Rehabilitation Centre, 14 Hill Street, Southport, QLD, Southport, QLD
Walid Karroum
• 20.10.2020Dr Michael Johnson is the most obtuse, arrogant, rude, and incapable physician I have ever known. I had major spinal surgery removing two discs in my neck at Sunnybank Private hospital. My surgeon failed to arrange post operative rehabilitation. So, after a week of agony post surgery at home by myself, I sought approval from my WorkCover insurer for rehabilitation because I felt so stiff in my neck and shoulders. Dr Johnson requested a referral from my surgeon, which was sent three times to his rooms (apparently he never received any of the previous referrals that were emailed and faxed to his rooms), then he requested approval from my WorkCover insurer for the rehabilitation program (they kindly approved it within the hour as they were aware of how much agony I was in), then this fool requested approval for the “estimate of costs” for the rehabilitation program. At this point, two weeks had passed, a lot of push back from Johnson and I was really becoming very frustrated with his unusual persistent push back and annoyance. I finally received a phone call from him. He was short, rude, brash and very insensitive. He was demanding, patronising and arrogant after I queried why he would need “another” approval for the rehabilitation program if my WorkCover insurer had already approved the entire cost within the letter. I informed him that this has never been requested throughout my 5 year entire WorkCover case and that my case manager had no idea what he was requesting. So, I enquired about the turnaround time it would take for him to admit me if for instance he got this bizarre estimate of costs approval that same day (being a Thursday) he simply said that he would “try” and admit me by mid next week. I started to get very cross with his non-existent sense of compassion and I asked “what shall I do in the meantime with all my pain” he replied “just present to the Gold Coast Private hospital emergency department. So, I did that the next day. He finally arrived and saw me in my room. He immediately revealed himself to me as an angry, sour, and disingenuous doctor. He assessed me. Then after putting me and my WorkCover insurer through utter hell, he simply said that I am “not a suitable candidate for the rehabilitation program because I am not incapacitated.” I’ve been through multiple spinal surgeries and at every rehabilitation program I attended there were people with various injuries, those in wheel chairs, those who could walk but their arm was injured, and those who could walk but have neck injuries. Suffice it to say, I was not happy at all. So, he then proceeded to inform me that what I need is a pain specialist named Tim Grice (another doctor with the worst bedside manner and attitude). So, I saw this grice quack. He walked into my room wearing a faded Harley Davidson t-shirt, swim shorts and thongs. I had to ask him who he was because he looked like a visitor who entered the wrong room. Long story short, he also refused to manage my pain because apparently I was not in a good head space?????? What the hell?? I just had two discs removed from my neck, I’m not exactly partying and in high spirits. He tossed me back to Johnson who said that we’ve reached an impasse, you don’t say??!! That the only option I had was to either go home or stay. I queried what would the benefit be in staying if you cannot offer me rehabilitation or cannot delegate a capable doctor to manage my pain. He said well we will just be administering your pain killers. Really?? Why would I stay at hospital and receive my pain medication by a nurse when I could do exactly that at home? He just said it’s up to me. He never offered any physio, occupational therapy, or psychological treatment. I decided to discharge and not cost my amazing insurer money for nothing gained. Then he reported to my WorkCover insurer that the opposite was the case, that he offered me to stay and not discharge! He is a liar, tired and definitely should not be in a role which requires a high standard of care and duty when he is vacant of all the prerequisite and necessary skills to tend to patients suffering from chronic pain and Post-operative pain. Absolutely pathetic and heartless human being.
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