AdvertisementNationalVictoriaHealthcare Wrong operation: Melbourne grandmother sues after catastrophic hospital mix-up Amber Johnston August 5, 2026 — 7:15pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Instead, Melbourne grandmother Debra Buchanan woke to discover she had undergone surgery she had never consented to, after apparently being mistaken for another patient with the same first name. Debra Buchanan and her husband, Alex. Editor's pick City life The old hospital that’s become a battleground in Melbourne’s west “They called Debra, and I said, ‘Did you mean Buchanan?’ Buchanan’s husband, Alex, said the couple were devastated when they realised what had happened.