Comments on: The scene at the state general hospital: patients crowded into corridors, where some of them die publicly exposed https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/04/the-scene-at-the-state-general-hospital-patients-crowded-into-corridors-where-some-of-them-die-publicly-exposed/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:28:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: manum https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/04/the-scene-at-the-state-general-hospital-patients-crowded-into-corridors-where-some-of-them-die-publicly-exposed/#comment-1823398 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:28:40 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=46313#comment-1823398 I had to help a dear friend who was squirming in extreme pain. It was his last stay in hospital. It took the casualty department 12 hours to realise that they had a patient in a very serious heart condition, then a visibly overworked English doctor took over.

My friend’s health seriously deteriorated since he badly needed oxygen due to his condition.

There was no space in any ward for this 67-year-old patient. He was left in a corridor on a bed resembling a stretcher.

Days later he passed away.

I worry about anyone needing hospitalisation now. I never believed that we would come to this.

]]> By: Gahan https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/04/the-scene-at-the-state-general-hospital-patients-crowded-into-corridors-where-some-of-them-die-publicly-exposed/#comment-1823017 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 17:06:01 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=46313#comment-1823017 State of the art hospital run by a bunch of dilettantes.

]]> By: M.Vassallo https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/04/the-scene-at-the-state-general-hospital-patients-crowded-into-corridors-where-some-of-them-die-publicly-exposed/#comment-1822920 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 16:39:08 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=46313#comment-1822920 Incredible!

Who is next on the marching order list?

Chris Fearne and his senior minister.

So now not one but two.

]]> By: observer https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/04/the-scene-at-the-state-general-hospital-patients-crowded-into-corridors-where-some-of-them-die-publicly-exposed/#comment-1822628 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 15:37:04 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=46313#comment-1822628 A picture speaks better than a thousand words!

]]> By: Gobsmacked https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/04/the-scene-at-the-state-general-hospital-patients-crowded-into-corridors-where-some-of-them-die-publicly-exposed/#comment-1822171 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:44:19 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=46313#comment-1822171 I just can’t imagine what the hospital will look like in 7 months’ time come December/January under the super-management of Konrad Fenominali, when the population on average gets sicker with influenza and the like.

]]> By: Jozef https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/04/the-scene-at-the-state-general-hospital-patients-crowded-into-corridors-where-some-of-them-die-publicly-exposed/#comment-1822008 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:08:55 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=46313#comment-1822008 ‘…Paul Pace, il-President tal-Union tal-Infermiera u l-Qwiebel (MUMN) meta kien mistoqsi minn il-mument ikkonferma li l-union għadha għaddejja bid-direttivi lill-infermieri biex ma jagħmlux ċertu xogħol fil-kuruturi fosthom dak marbut ma’ tkeffin ta’ pazjenti.

Din id-direttiva daħlet fis-seħħ hekk kif kien feġġ l-ewwel każ ta’ mewt ta’ pazjent f’wieħed mill-kuruturi. L-MUMN kienet ġiet mgħarrfa b’din is-sitwazzjoni mill-infermieri stess minħabba li l-iffullar ta’ pazjenti ma kienx jippermettilhom li jsir it-tkeffin ġ kemm minħabba raġunijiet ta’ etika medika u drittijiet tal-pazjent kif ukoll minħabba li kif inhi s-sitwazzjoni, m’hemmx purtieri li jifirdu pazjent minn ieħor, u għaldaqstant din is-sitwazzjoni hija ta’ umiljazzjoni ferm aktar għall-pazjenti….’

This when the ex-minister denounced he had been undermined by the PM.

A year after having dismantled every agreement with private hospitals, this government makes another U turn and announces a series of agreements.

So sorry if some were left to die in a corridor, we’ll get better.

]]> By: admin https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/04/the-scene-at-the-state-general-hospital-patients-crowded-into-corridors-where-some-of-them-die-publicly-exposed/#comment-1821962 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 12:59:07 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=46313#comment-1821962 http://maltarightnow.com/news/2014/04/27/ritratti-il-gvern-jahbi-mwiet-ta-pazjenti-fil-kuruturi/

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