Another Woman Dies after Hospitals Deny Her Admission
A woman in need of medical treatment died on Saturday evening after she was denied admission by three hospitals, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
“Amira al-Akkoumi arrived deceased this evening to the al-Salam Hospital in al-Qoubaiyat” in the northern Akkar district, the ministry announced.
It said the woman had been moving between three hospitals – al-Youssef, Rahal and state-run Abdullah al-Rassi – since morning, “without being able to receive the needed medical treatment.”
“The ministry acted immediately and summoned the owners of the four hospitals for an interrogation at the ministry's building on Monday morning,” the ministry said.
“They were asked to submit reports on how they dealt with the patient Akkoumi,” it added.
On January 14, Health Minister Wael Abou Faour ordered an immediate probe into the death of a woman who was denied admission by several hospitals.
“Nothing will compensate for the death of (Louisette) Mansour,” Abou Faour said at the time, stressing his “commitment to securing the right of all citizens to hospitalization while preserving their dignity, without them having to wait for their fate at the doors of hospitals.”
Since he assumed his duties at the ministry, Abou Faour has rejected any hospital's attempt to deny patients admission under the excuse of their financial situations. He has since addressed several warnings to a number of hospitals violating his instructions.
Y.R.
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