shocking incident in naples’ san paolo hospital, where complaints had already been made in the past. this is however the first time that a hospital ward has been invaded by insects
Doctors’ union on warpath The union of medical directors Anaao Assomed is also up in arms, and regional secretary Bruno Zuccarelli commented that: “This disgraceful episode is indicative of what is a third-world healthcare system, on its knees as a result of political indifference. We wonder what they are waiting for in Rome to appoint the new health commissioner for Campania. The delay is unjustifiable. Apparently, the appointment of De Luca to the post, which is the most obvious solution at this point, has been put on ice as a result of political backbiting”. Zuccarelli considered the situation unacceptable: “while politicians in Rome only worry about their seat in parliament, and are quite happy to waste time, here in Campania people are dying, or ending up in hospital beds that are reminiscent of those found in war zones in remote regions of the planet”. Putting aside for a moment the controversy, which will inevitably continue to rage over the next few days, the patients at San Paolo are still in shock, and no longer feel protected. Vito Rago, the hospital’ s healthcare director, who has only been in the post for 20 days, tried to calm things down, commenting that: “This incident is unjustifiable, but San Paolo is not a dangerous facility. I immediately alerted the local health authority’ s disinfestation service, and we will eliminate these insects from the department, one room at a time”. The operation should perhaps have been carried out months ago. Hospital director: “It’ s all true” “I am mortified about this. The ants are on the bed, not on the patient’ s body, but this doesn’ t change the fact that it shouldn’ t have happened. And I will make sure it never happens again. We immediately took action, first of all by changing the lady’ s bed,” said San Paolo’ s director of healthcare, Dr. Vito Rago, after seeing the photo of the ants. “I have only been in this post for 20 days, but this is no justification. I have called the disinfestation service, who will start work tomorrow morning on the whole department, and I have also made arrangements for a specialized firm to come in and perform a final check.” Codacons ready to file official complaint “This unprecedented disgrace makes Naples the Italian capital of inefficient healthcare,” commented consumer association Codacons. Its president, Carol Rienzi, said that: “After recent scandals involving the Loreto Mare hospital [where staff clocked in only to then leave the premises, Ed.] , and the Cardarelli, with patients crammed into corridors, we now have yet another healthcare scandal in Naples. It is inhumane and against all basic rules of health and hygiene to allow a patient’ s bed to become infested with ants. This incident will inevitably have consequences for all those responsible. The department’ s consultant surgeon and the hospital director, as well as the municipal and regional councillors for health should resign en masse, as a sign of respect for the citizens.” Rienzi went on to say that: “Tomorrow morning we will file a complaint at the Naples state prosecutor’ s office asking for an investigation into the incident as a criminal matter, aimed at establishing liability”. Task force sent by health minister Health minister, Beatrice Lorenzin, has arranged to send a ministerial task force and the Carabinieri’ s health and safety unit (NAS) to ascertain what happened at the San Paolo Hospital in Naples. The shocking images of the patient were published by a regional councillor of the Green party. English translation by Simon Tanner www.simontanner.com Article in Italian 13 giugno 2017 (modifica il 13 giugno 2017 | 18:29)
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