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BACOLOD CITY — A number of medical practitioners of the Bago Metropolis Hospital in Negros Occidental are dealing with administrative costs in reference to a grievance over the loss of life of a child in February this yr.
Bago Mayor Nicholas Yulo, appearing on the grievance of the newborn’s father on social media, mentioned the fact-finding committee he created discovered substantial proof that the medical practitioners concerned “dedicated lapses in doing their duties and tasks and subsequently suggest(ed) the submitting of an acceptable administrative cost towards them.”
Yulo appointed Bago Metropolis Authorized Officer Aaron Lirazan because the listening to officer for the case.
The mayor withheld the names and variety of medical practitioners concerned.
Civil Service Fee guidelines state that the report should be handled as confidential till formal costs have been filed towards the personnel involved.
The Inquirer tried to get an announcement from the chief of the Bago Metropolis Hospital on March 16 concerning the matter however he had but to reply.
Yulo mentioned the grievance was made on social media and “because the disciplining officer, I took it upon myself to have the matter investigated.”
The daddy claimed there was negligence on the a part of the hospital workers that prompted his son to die and his spouse to be in crucial situation.
His spouse was in labor for 12 hours and requested to provide delivery by cesarean, however her request was not heeded, the daddy mentioned.
The Bago Metropolis authorities would be the complainant within the case because it includes staff of the Bago Metropolis Hospital.
“That is an remoted case. It’s not the observe on the Bago Metropolis Hospital that has helped lots of people,” Yulo mentioned.
The mayor mentioned he condoles with the household of the newborn that died and guaranteed that every thing can be executed in keeping with the method for them to have closure.
“Belief within the course of that’s required underneath the regulation,” Yulo mentioned.
Yulo reminded metropolis staff, particularly medical practitioners, to do jobs effectively to save lots of lives.
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