The Beatriz Angelo Hospital in Loures confirmed the opening of an investigation into the death of an elderly man, 93, who died while awaiting transfer.
“The Board of Directors of Beatriz Angelo Hospital acknowledges and regrets the death of a 93-year-old male user yesterday,” the hospital said in a statement to the newspaper. cm.
“While the preliminary assessment does not establish any relationship between the length of stay in the emergency room, the care provided and the outcome that came to the test, the Board of Directors determined the opening of the investigation process as a matter of urgency to fully establish the facts,” it says.
The man, a former firefighter, spent several hours waiting to be transferred to Santa Maria hospital due to a fractured femoral neck.
ABOUT cm he knows that Camarate’s firefighters were willing to transport the user, which the hospital refused, as the transport was to be carried out by ambulances from a private organization that serves the hospital department.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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