At a press conference, the head of the IPS announced that a medical audit would be carried out, accompanied by the Superintendence of Health, to clarify what had happened to the patient Ramón Samudio, whose relatives reported that the wrong leg had been amputated.
Likewise, Bataglia reported that the Board of Directors resolved to remove the doctors responsible for the procedure from their positions, while the investigation process against them lasts.
He clarified that he can provide the names of the doctors involved, until the Prosecutor’s Office formulates the respective imputation
Bataglia also transmitted a message of solidarity to the patient and his relatives, by the members of the Council. “It is painful for us that our beneficiaries feel that we have failed them,” she said.
At the same time, he maintained that the IPS will provide the necessary guarantee that work will continue to provide the “best results.” In this regard, he pointed out that this case comes to tarnish the “great work” of the doctors in all the hospitals of the institution.
“It is very evident that communication with the patient and his relatives was not handled well at all. Protocol was violated,” he acknowledged.
On the other hand, he stated that the work he carries out is “wearing” and the members of the Council cannot be owners of the acts of the people who work to attend to the 1,300 beds that the Hospital has.
He stressed that for months his figure has been the subject of “constant attacks” by the media, attributing to existing interests in the management of the institution.
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