An 87-year-old woman who spent three days in a chair in the emergency department of Loures Hospital, like CM It is reported that only this Thursday appointment slots became available.
The elderly woman is finally admitted to a ward at the Beatrice Angelo Hospital, where there is a bed and better conditions for food and hygiene.
On Wednesday, the family complained in a complaint book about “inhumane” conditions of care and a lack of hygiene and adequate nutrition.
An elderly woman suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, but her companion was not allowed to come and support her.
The woman, whose name the family chose not to disclose, went to the hospital at 4pm on Monday with shortness of breath. She was not seen until 2pm on Tuesday, after a 22-hour wait, and remained in a chair in the emergency department receiving oxygen until she was transferred to a stretcher in the hallway on Wednesday.
He has a urinary tract infection and is taking antibiotics, but the source of his shortness of breath remains to be determined.
The hospital confirmed on Wednesday “conditions of increased demand for emergency care, which may cause intermittent difficulties.”
The department “denies that patients under its care are not receiving hygiene and nutritional care.”
Author: Bernardo Estevez
Source: CM Jornal
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