JEDDAH: A citizen has accused a private hospital in Jeddah of causing his mother to become paralyzed.
A local publication has quoted Khaled Al-Koufi as saying that his mother’s doctor had admitted his mistake and said he would pay for her treatment outside the Kingdom.
The citizen said his mother had not regained her health and that all they had received from the hospital was neglect and a loss of money.
Abdullah Al-Ghamdi, media spokesman for the Jeddah Health Directorate, said the patient’s file is being investigated and a scientific committee composed of a consultant orthopedic surgeon and a neurologist will be formed and if any medical error is proven, the case will be referred to the Health Commission in Makkah.
According to Al-Koufi, he brought his mother to the hospital because she was complaining of pain in her neck. He said she had been to many hospitals and been told that the problem was a disc and that she needed an operation.
At the hospital in question, the doctor said she did not need surgery and they admitted her to hospital for treatment. They were later surprised when the doctor said she needed surgery.
His mother agreed to the surgery after which she was completely paralyzed. The doctor responsible admitted his mistake and issued a statement that he would pay for her treatment outside the Kingdom and referred the mother to a hospital in the Czech Republic. A month after the treatment abroad, tests confirmed that there was no treatment for her problem, and the hospital in Jeddah refused to admit her when she returned to the Kingdom.
The director of the hospital, Saleh Al-Hasaki, said the medical director was on vacation. He said he was surprised when told the hospital had refused to admit her saying it had never experienced such a problem in the past.
A local publication has quoted Khaled Al-Koufi as saying that his mother’s doctor had admitted his mistake and said he would pay for her treatment outside the Kingdom.
The citizen said his mother had not regained her health and that all they had received from the hospital was neglect and a loss of money.
Abdullah Al-Ghamdi, media spokesman for the Jeddah Health Directorate, said the patient’s file is being investigated and a scientific committee composed of a consultant orthopedic surgeon and a neurologist will be formed and if any medical error is proven, the case will be referred to the Health Commission in Makkah.
According to Al-Koufi, he brought his mother to the hospital because she was complaining of pain in her neck. He said she had been to many hospitals and been told that the problem was a disc and that she needed an operation.
At the hospital in question, the doctor said she did not need surgery and they admitted her to hospital for treatment. They were later surprised when the doctor said she needed surgery.
His mother agreed to the surgery after which she was completely paralyzed. The doctor responsible admitted his mistake and issued a statement that he would pay for her treatment outside the Kingdom and referred the mother to a hospital in the Czech Republic. A month after the treatment abroad, tests confirmed that there was no treatment for her problem, and the hospital in Jeddah refused to admit her when she returned to the Kingdom.
The director of the hospital, Saleh Al-Hasaki, said the medical director was on vacation. He said he was surprised when told the hospital had refused to admit her saying it had never experienced such a problem in the past.
