Department apologises for incident and calls for calm while matter is probed
According to Sambatha, hospital management has indicated a preliminary internal investigation revealed the incident happened on Saturday and management was not alerted.
He said the department takes the matter seriously because systems and procedures are in place which should have guided the hospital on a shortage of incubators. Management meetings are held every Monday which normally look into weekend reports and this incident was never reported.“The department will institute further investigation to establish how much time was spent by these babies in these boxes. Under normal circumstances when staff members come across situations that are dire over the weekend, they should call the managers so alternatives can be organised,”Arrangements are being made for additional cribs to be sent to the hospital.
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