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Thursday, December 30, 2004
Dad wants CCMC staff to take ‘refresher course’ on obligations
FOLLOWING the death of a Cebu City Government employee, a councilor now wants all Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) personnel to undergo an orientation on their tasks and duties as government health workers.
Councilor Christopher Alix, chairman of the committee on health, fears that CCMC employees have forgotten their commitment to public service.
He also wants to reorient the hospital employees on standard operating procedures in attending to patients and coordinating with doctors.
Alix proposed this after a City Government employee, who works as a driver for First Lady Margot Osmeña, was allegedly given insufficient medical care at the CCMC after a vehicular accident last Dec. 24.
Jefferson Navaja, 37, died of traumatic head injuries in a private hospital the following day.
His wife, Julie, also a City Hall employee, complained that CCMC doctors released an inaccurate x-ray result, which revealed that there were no major injuries, except for a fracture confined to the chest.
The autopsy later revealed there was an L-shaped fracture on the skull and a vein was pinned between broken ribs.
Avoid lapses
“We have to reorient everybody. We don’t want to have lapses here because we are dealing with human lives,” Alix said.
He said the lack of personnel in the city hospital aggravates the inefficiency of some employees.
While he has not yet fully assessed Navaja’s case, Alix said there may have been lapses in communication among the CCMC staff when the nurses failed to inform doctors of Navaja’s condition.
He also said that in all hospitals, it is standard procedure that patients from vehicular accidents must be examined thoroughly, regardless of the injury or complaint.
Councilor Gerardo Carillo, chairman of the council’s committee on social services, assured Navaja’s family that he will help facilitate the filing of complaints against the doctors and nurses.
“This has to be addressed by Dr. (Felicitas) Manaloto for us to see the culpability of the doctors and if they have any liability, we will file the complaint against them with the ombudsman,” he said.
Manaloto, as CCMC chief, already began an investigation on the matter, which she hopes to complete by Monday. (LCR)
(December 30, 2004 issue)
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