Couple Sues St. John's Hospital & Fertility Centre For GH¢5 Million After Death Of Baby

• The St. John's Hospital & Fertility Centre has been sued for GH¢5 million over alleged negligence
• A grieving couple is demanding the money as compensation after they lost their baby at the hospital
• They said the negligence caused their baby to be diagnosed with severe asphyxia and subsequently led to its death

A couple has sued St. John's Hospital & Fertility Centre over the death of their baby. The couple is demanding GH¢5 million as compensation for the loss of life and pain caused by the alleged negligence.

The couple, Ekow Andoh and Sandra Tekyiwaa Sackey, want the court to declare the hospital vicariously liable for the medical negligence of its health workers.

They said the negligence caused their baby to be diagnosed with severe asphyxia and subsequently led to the baby’s death. The couple also wants the hospital to cover the cost of the lawsuit.

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They said the hospital should have been aware of the decisions being taken by its employees, which led to the death. The couple also said the hospital’s midwives declined a request for an elective caesarian section.

In a recent similar story, YEN.com.gh reported that the Airport Women's Hospital was sued after being accused of negligence by a woman who lost her baby.

The woman, Mavis Aklamanu, lost the baby after prolonged labour and rescheduling of a planned caesarean section.

Mavis Aklamanu is demanding GH¢5 million from the hospital as damages for the loss and trauma.

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The student's mother said she had taken her asthmatic son to the Ewim Polyclinic to be treated for an asthma attack.

She alleged that the medical staff administered an injection instead of the expected nebuliser treatment.

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A 29-year-old pharmacist has filed a legal case against the Volta River Authority Hospital, seeking GH¢12 million in damages for allegedly being administered the wrong medicine.

The incorrect drug administration resulted in significant harm to the pharmacist's mental and physical health, causing her to be incapacitated.

While the mainstream report focused on the medical error, a conflicting narrative on social media suggested that the pharmacist rejected the prescribed medicine due to its cost.

Source: YEN.com.gh