Lagos State Government Shuts Down Hospital Where Twin Girl Died After Doctor Infused Her With Wrong Blood

Lagos State Government Shuts Down Hospital Where Twin Girl Died After Doctor Infused Her With Wrong Blood

The Lagos State Government has shut down the HJ CLAIROOWEN medical
centre where 15-month-old twin girl, Taiye, died during blood
transfusion. Recall that on Tuesday March 26th, LIB shared the story
of Taiye, a twin girl, who was referred to the clinic by a paediatrician
at Igando General Hospital Dr. Joy last Sunday evening March 24th.

According to the parents of the deceased, Dr. Joy had stated she was
in need of blood and Oxygen immediately she saw them at the General
Hospital, adding that there was no bed space and so, she would refer
them to HJ CLAIROOWEN, which turned out to be her private clinic.

Aside the controversy surrounding the referral, there are allegations
that blood was infused in the baby without screening and negligence
against Dr. Joy and her clinic.

Confirming the closure of the clinic, the Director Public Affairs,
Ministry of Health Mrs. Adeola Salako, said the state government will
investigate the matter and come out with its findings.

“For the purpose of clarity, it is important to mention that safety
of lives and the wellbeing of citizens is of utmost importance to the
Lagos State Government and as such the avoidable death of the
15-month-old baby, Taiwo Adetunji is regrettable. We commiserate with
the bereaved family and pray that God will comfort and grant them the
fortitude to bear the loss.

“Since the report of the unfortunate incidence, the Commissioner for
Health, Dr. Jide Idris has ordered investigation into the circumstances
that led to the death of the child as well as allegations of patients
poaching by doctors from general hospitals to their private clinics.

“It is also worthy to note that the Health Facility Monitoring and
Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) has shut the private hospital – HJ
Clairoowen Medical Centre and Maternity where the child died and
investigations are on-going on the operations of the facility whose
documents showed that it has not been registered with HEFAMAA or
certified for the purpose of health care delivery.

“The ministry will make known its findings in due course and mete out
appropriate sanctions to anyone found culpable in the unfortunate
incident. We would like to assure citizens of our resolve to
continuously address the issue of patient poaching and ensure that
residents have unfettered access to quality health care service without
exploitation.

“As a government, the wellbeing of citizens is of utmost importance
to us and this is the main thrust of our social contract with the
people. The Lagos State Government is a responsible and responsive
government and we will not rest on our oars to ensure that justice, in
this case, is served without let or hindrances.

“In this regard, we advise members of the public not to patronize any
health facility not bearing the HEFAMAA logo and to channel complaints
and petitions in respect of unprofessional conducts by health care
providers or health facilities to the HEFAMAA Office, Room 514 Ministry
of Health, Alausa, Ikeja.

“We wish to also note that it is against the norm and highly
unethical for General Hospitals or any government health facilities to
refer patients or cases to private health facilities. General public are
therefore to take note of this and report any health worker or
government facility who indulge in this unprofessional act,” she stated.