The Lagos state government has temporarily shut down
operations at Medville Global Health Center.
Abiola Idowu, executive secretary of the Health Facility
Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), disclosed the development in a
statement issued on Tuesday.
According to Idowu, preliminary investigations carried out
by the team revealed that the hospital is not registered with HEFAMAA, and that
it had inadequate personnel.
The decision to shut the facility, located at Ago Palace Way
in the Okota axis of the state, followed an investigation by the agency after
one Triplem Mchaty accused the hospital of incompetence resulting in his wife’s
death.
He took to Twitter on Sunday to narrate how his wife, who
was attending antenatal clinics at the facility, died after she was induced to
speed up her labour.
He claimed that his wife needed a blood transfusion after
the medical team resorted to carrying out a Caesarean section but the hospital
had no blood bank or ambulance.
He added that despite all his efforts to meet their demands,
she passed on and that the baby is now in an intensive care unit (ICU) in
another hospital.
Mchaty said he was required to pay over N500,000 before he
could collect his wife’s remains.
for about 5 months, and later came down to Lagos to stay with my elder sister so she can be looking after her since I am not in town.
— Triplem C Mchaty (@scantee) April 3, 2022
My sister's friend a nurse, asked them to come and register in a hospital where she is working, probably for a referral bonus from the hospital.
Solanke Koya, chairman of
HEFAMAA board, has ordered a full-scale investigation to uncover the
facts surrounding the death of Mchaty’s wife.
The agency said it took the “crucial decision” to shut the facility “in furtherance of public protection pending the final outcome of the ongoing investigations”.
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