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GPHC responds to accident patient being sent away
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has mounted an
Vanlewin, at a private hospital
investigation into the situation at which family members have claimed that the hospital sent away a 19-year-old accident victim although he was badly injured.
The 19-year-old boy, Hussanni Vanlewin, was involved in an accident last Saturday. He was rushed to the hospital for medical attention.
Relatives said that the boy reached at the hospital around midnight but received medical attention after 03:00hrs the following morning although he was unconscious. Also, they claimed that the attitude of the nurses on duty were “unprofessional”.
The teen’s grandmother said that the hospital just “strap” up her grandson’s hand and give him some painkillers. She claimed that Vanlewin had a relapse and was incoherent; causing her to rush him to a private hospital, where he is now a patient.
A GPHC official told Kaieteur News that it is normal procedure for staff to treat accident patient and judge whether they should be admitted. The patient and their relatives would then be told to return to the hospital if the patient seems to be having a relapse.
In a statement issued Thursday the hospital management invited Vanlewin’s relative to meet with the administration to discuss the matter “amicably.”
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