St Lucia opposition calls for hospital deaths investigation

(CMC):

St Lucia’s opposition United Workers Party (UWP) has called for an investigation into recent incidents of sudden deaths at hospitals across the island.



In a statement today, the UWP said Health Minister Alvina Reynolds, must account for serious gaps in the Public Health System which may be resulting in the deaths of patients.



The UWP claims there are major concerns with regards to health and safety, medical procedures and technical competence of some surgeons and other medical personnel.



President of the party’s Women's Arm, Petra Jeffrey-Nelson said several critical pieces of equipment have malfunctioned or are not functioning, which has resulted in casualties and other major health complications at the islands main health institutions.



Last week the St Judes Hospital confirmed that it was conducting an investigation into the death of a 41-year-old woman a few hours after giving birth to twins.



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