A HEART attack victim says the "first-class" treatment he received from medical staff at Stobhill proves general hospital services must be retained.
Dr Talib Younis, a recently retired reader in public management at Glasgow Caledonian University, was admitted to the hospital in late December last year.
He said: "From the very moment I was admitted the treatment I was given was fantastic.
"I
t was the most intensive treatment I have ever received in my life, but the professional and humane approach from everyone made all the difference.
"I received, and continue to receive, excellent attention from Dr Dunn and Dr Goodfield, and their first-class team of nurses and junior doctors.
"During my stay at hospital, I suffered an attack of acute cholecystitis and pancreatitis and the immediate attention I received from Dr Mukherjee, while my heart condition was also being attended to, was crucial to my subsequent recovery and current rehabilitation.
"Everyone collaborated to give me the best treatment possible and it was wonderful."
Dr Younis is surprised by plans to replace Stobhill with an ambulatory care and diagnostic centre (ACAD), downgrade the hospital's casualty department and relocate in-patient services.
He said: "I've always believed that medical provision at the very heart of a community is vital.
"I'd hope I would have gotten the same caring treatment if I had been transferred to somewhere like Glasgow Royal Infirmary, but how will GRI be able to cope with an influx of patients from our towns and villages?
"A place like East Dunbartonshire needs a general hospital like Stobhill."
