2024-01-11 12:50:29
A 31-year-old pregnant woman died in childbirth at Tsuen Wan Hong Kong Adventist Hospital last year. No specialist arrived for 30 minutes, and the Department of Health issued a written warning.
[Yahoo News]A pregnant woman died after caesarean section at Tsuen Wan Hong Kong Adventist Hospital in July last year. The hospital said afterwards that a doctor was in the hospital to closely monitor the incident, and the obstetrics nurse also maintained communication with the attending doctor. However, an investigation by the Department of Health found that The hospital failed to arrange for doctors to arrive within 30 minutes as required by the code of practice. The department issued a warning to the hospital at the end of November last year.
The incident occurred on July 5 last year. A 31-year-old pregnant woman was admitted to Tsuen Wan Hong Kong Adventist Hospital after an unsuccessful vaginal delivery and was converted to an emergency caesarean section. She was stable and awake after delivery, but deteriorated in the early morning of the next day. The hospital said last year that a doctor was present at the time, and the obstetrics nurse also maintained communication with the attending doctor. Later, the attending doctor decided to perform a hysterectomy. After the operation, the patient was transferred to the intensive care unit and later passed away.
Records of the Department of Health’s private medical institution licensing regulatory actions show that a warning was issued to Tsuen Wan Harbor Hospital on November 30 last year, stating that in the event of an obstetric emergency, no doctor with the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (Obstetrics and Gynecology) or equivalent qualifications would be available within 30 minutes. turn up. The Department of Health responded to “Yahoo News” stating that its investigation found that the hospital failed to comply with the requirements of the “Code of Practice for Private Hospitals” and a written warning was issued. It also stated that the hospital had taken improvement measures to correct the violations.
The “Private Hospital Code of Practice” stipulates that hospitals must prepare and inspect obstetrics and gynecology doctor rotation lists to ensure that doctors with relevant qualifications can take over quickly when the attending doctor is unable to handle emergencies; when an obstetric emergency occurs, if there is If necessary, the above-mentioned doctor must arrive within 30 minutes. Tsuen Wan Hong Kong Adventist Hospital responded to “Yahoo News” and stated that it received the letter from the Department of Health and attached great importance to the guidance and suggestions listed in the letter. It has written to the Department to provide improvement measures and will take all necessary measures to comply with the “Private Medical Institutions” Regulations.
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