Brain Death Complaint against VPS Lake Shore Hospital and Eight Doctors: Court Orders Summons

2023-06-14 06:58:00

Representative Image | Photo: AFP

Kochi: The court has ordered summons to be sent once morest VPS Lake Shore Hospital and eight doctors in a complaint related to the brain death of a young man who died in an accident. The Ernakulam Judicial First Class Magistrate Court ordered summons once morest the Kochi hospital and eight doctors, judging that there is a prima facie case. The case was heard by Judicial First Class Magistrate Eldos Mathew.

The relevant incident took place on November 29, 2009. The young man, who was injured in the car accident, was first admitted to a hospital in Kothamangalam and then to a hospital in Ernakulam. Authorities said he was brain dead on December 1. Kidney and liver were transplanted into another person.

A native of Kollam pointed out that the hospital authorities failed to provide the necessary treatment to the young man. S. Ganapathi filed the complaint. The complainant states that the hospitals where the young man was admitted did not receive the necessary treatment. The complaint also states that the youth’s organ was transplanted to a foreign national in violation of the law.

At the same time, VPS Lake Shore Hospital Managing Director SK said that he will fully cooperate with the court order and investigation. Abdullah informed. The court will be convinced that there was no negligence on the part of the hospital in the incident. The Managing Director stated that necessary legal steps are being taken for that.

1686730255
#Complaints #organ #donation #Court #order #summon #hospital #doctors

Share:

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
LinkedIn

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.