Drug Blunder At KKH - The Public Should Know About This (Part 5)
With regards to compensation, I only have 1 word, "RIDICULOUS" to describe what the hospital had to say.
1) Full waiver of the current stay and checkups in hospital - DUH!!! You think KKH is some 5 star hotel with world-class room service?! My dad had to request for a TV to be installed in the ward so that my mum wouldn't think too much and that only came 5 days after the mistake occurred!!!
2) Waiver of my mum's 4th chemotherapy treatment
3) Full responsibility should my mum suffer from heart failure in future - The hospital claimed that in case of heart failure in future, they will perform post-mortem op to see if it was caused by the drug (which they said can be done by slicing up the heart). Cases of failure due to dietary reasons, blood clots etc will not deem the hospital responsible. WTH?!?!?!
First of all, I'm an idiot when it comes to science and medical terms. But correct me if I'm wrong to say that if the drug had an effect on the heart, as the heart starts to fail, won't other organs start to malfunction due to that of the heart?
They claimed to be open and transparent about it. Public seems to think so too now that this case is out on the news and papers. Guess what? On the day the article wrote by Ms Salma Khalik (Thank you very much, Ms Salma!) was published on the Straits Times on the 12th Nov 2009, why was it that the hospital, which has the papers on their stands on a daily basis not have one on the 12th? Even 7-eleven store in KKH did not put out any for purchase.
YOU CALL THAT TRANSPARENT?!?!
Now I wonder if that was the reason why my mum and Mdm Ng were placed in the isolation ward...
4 comments:
hi, just stumbled upon your blog. i am in appalled by the way things are being handled by KKH.
Hi Gloria. I think the public needs to be vigilant now when it comes to medical opinions/advices/treatments...
they were placed in the isolation wards probably for 2 reasons
1. they are now in a weakened state and any infection would render great danger to their lives. putting them in an isolation wards reduces that risk
2. shield them away from publicity. you might be of the opinion that the hospital wants to hush hush the whole thing but shielding them away from publicity is a dual edged sword. you mother will get more rest because she will not be disturbed by people trying to find out more etc.
You did the right thing to publish the facts here, the mainstream media will never put it in print. Why? The CEO of KKH is the wife of Minister Ng Eng Hen.
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