1 reviews | Active since Oct 2021
Negligence with patient
Negligence - be aware when bringing aged patients. I brought in my father to causality on the 26 December 2023 with the ability to walk but vomiting. He was attended to by a pleasant African female doctor then a specialist was called in. Further investigations was done with bloods and xray on the 26th. My father was then admitted into medical ward 1. Three days passed he was not on a single drip to keep him hydrated. He has not been eating since the evening of 25 December. He's been only getting antibiotics and pain drip. When enquired I was told only the doctor can prescribe a drip to keep my father hydrated. He was eventually taken for a scope on the 29th and lots of bad results. I requested some sort of nutrition to sustain my father because he's deteriorating in health very fast since I brought him but was told by the nursing staff only the doctor can administer. I asked the Dr to get fluids and food into my father's body because he's laying 3 days without fluids or liquid food and he cannot eat or drink. The Dr then called the dietitian to arrange for a supplement to be given to him which until today has not been given to Him. It's 4 days and no food or fluids are being administered to him and he cannot eat or drink. He is gone frail, he cannot walk, turn himself or sit. From coming in walking to being brought down to disability being a cardiac, stroke patient now to a totally disabled person under "medical" care. The hospital instead of giving my father medical attention is destroying his health with negligence. I was told there's NO FOOD STOCK THAT HE REQUIRES in Kingsway hospital pharmacy so that is why my father. has been left to starve over night and is gone so weak. He asked me to take him home to die. Is that how this hospital make their patients home they charge thousands of Rands to feel. We don't bring our families to be killed slowly we bring our FAMILIES for medical help.
