Initially, the Dak Lak Provincial Police Department determined that from March 28, 2024 to May 15, 2024 and from May 28, 2024 to December 31, 2024, at the Central Highlands General Hospital, the laser stone excavator was broken and could not be used.
However, Nguyen Ngoc Hoang - Head of the Department of Nephrology - Urology; Bui Ngoc Duc - Head of the Department of Surgery - Anesthesia and Resuscitation of the Central Highlands General Hospital still perform the stone endoscopy procedure contrary to the procedure.
Recorded about 255 medical records that have performed laser techniques, of which 235 records are covered by Health Insurance and are paid nearly 274 million VND by Dak Lak Provincial Social Insurance.
Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hoang and Bui Ngoc Duc were prosecuted and temporarily detained by the authorities.
When the incident was exposed, in front of the press, Mr. Nguyen Dang Giap - Director of the Central Highlands General Hospital burst into tears.
Mr. Giap affirmed that he cried because he was heartbroken, not because he was afraid of responsibility. He was hurt because the efforts of hundreds of people were overshadowed by the violations of only a few individuals.
Mr. Nguyen Dang Giap also acknowledged the complicated responsibility and hoped the authorities would handle it strictly.
Many people shared with Mr. Nguyen Dang Giap when he burst into tears, expressing the feelings of a person who has been attached to his entire career in the medical industry, seeing a serious mistake in his unit under his leadership.
On the contrary, many people also believe that Mr. Nguyen Dang Giap knows everything but covers up his subordinates. His tears are also a cover for the violations of his individual and unit.
It is all speculation, the investigation agency will clarify. The law is strict. Even if it is a sincere tear, it cannot replace responsibility or violation.
In the case of 255 patients undergoing kidney stone surgery when the machine was broken, there were many flaws that needed to be clarified, including the role and responsibility of Mr. Nguyen Dang Giap personally.
The level of violation of the Director of the Central Highlands General Hospital, which is only the responsibility of the leader or accomplice, will be clarified by the investigation agency.
Medical staff involved in this case must be handled in accordance with the law. punishing individuals for violating the law also has the effect of preventing and preventing similar and very dangerous incidents from occurring.
Clarifying the incident, handling violators to rectify medical ethics, strengthening the trust of the social community in the medical industry and doctors.
