FOLLOWING the controversies over the death of a patient in the hospital, the authorities of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja on Thursday said they were not responsible for the demise of the patient.
The hospital management said rather than blaming it for the death of the 18 years old, James Raphael, it was the family who should be blamed for allowing his condition to deteriorate before referring him to the centre.
The medical director of the centre, Dr Olatunde Alabi and the head of clinical services/consultant pediatric surgeon in the hospital, Dr Taiwo Olaoluwa, said this while explaining the factors that led to the death of the patient.
A national daily (Not Tribune Online) had on Monday in a report said the family of the deceased blamed the hospital for negligence that led to the death of the young school leaver.
According to the family, the FMC failed to promptly attend to…
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