The management of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Daura, has suspended a doctor for three months following allegations of poor response to an emergency case involving a patient who later died after being transferred to another hospital
The Medical Director of the hospital, Dr Umar Farouk, disclosed the disciplinary action while responding to concerns raised by the deceased’s family through their legal representatives.
Farouk explained that the patient was referred to FMC Daura from the Armed Forces Reference Hospital, Daura, on April 23 after reportedly developing complications from a blood transfusion administered at the referring facility.
According to him, the patient was admitted through the hospital’s Accident and Emergency Unit and later transferred to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for specialised care.
He acknowledged that the doctor on call at the time failed to respond promptly to the emergency, prompting intervention by the hospital’s management.
“The patient arrived in a critical condition, and when it became clear that the on-call doctor had not responded as expected, I was contacted in the early hours of the morning. I came to the hospital around 4 a.m., attended to the patient, resuscitated her and stabilised her in the ICU,” Farouk said.
The medical director said the hospital immediately directed its SERVICOM unit to investigate the circumstances surrounding the delayed response.
“The investigation report was submitted to management, and the doctor concerned has been suspended for three months pending the outcome of further investigations,” he said.
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