Kenyatta National Hospital is on the spot again as a brain surgery was conducted on the wrong patient.
On Thursday, the hospital suspended the admission rights of a Neurosurgery Registrar and issued him with a show-cause letter for allegedly performing brain surgery on the wrong patient.
CEO Lily Koros said this is in line with the hospital’s procedures.
“The hospital deeply regrets this event and has done all it can to ensure the safety and well-being of the patient in question. We are happy to inform the public that the patient is in recovery and progressing well,” she said in a statement according to the Star.
A ward nurse, a theatre receiving nurse and an anaesthetist were interdicted by the hospital over their role in the surgery.
KNH procedures dictate that in such an event, suspension or interdiction of involved medical staff can be instituted.
Further, the involved staff are required to show-cause within seven days. After this, a Medical Advisory Committee, chaired by the Director of Clinical Services holds a sitting where it scrutinizes hearings from both sides and make a determination.
Upon making a determination which calls for further action, KNH is required to forward it to the regulatory body which is the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board and the Nursing Council of Kenya.
Koros added that, “The seven-day show-cause period comes to an end on March 2, 2018, after which the Clinical Services Director will immediately convene the Medical Advisory Committee to deal with the issue.”
She assured members of the public who frequent the hospital for medical services that the case will be handled accordingly and that they will continue offering the best to Kenyans.
“The public should rest assured that the hospital’s management will ensure the hospital continues to adhere to the highest standards of healthcare and professionalism that have made it the jewel of healthcare in East and Central Africa.”