Actually, no corona cases are treated in the Friedberg hospital.
Nevertheless, the virus spread there and some people died.
Now there are serious allegations.
Friedberg - Actually, no Corona * cases are treated in the Friedberg Hospital near Augsburg *.
But research by
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
should show that seven people died after they were infected in the clinic.
The State Office for Health sees massive failures - among other things, the clinic's handling of the infections.
The staff may also have contributed to the spread of the virus.
Corona cases at Friedberger Klinik: First cases in November
“He called me one day after the operation.
He said he was fine.
He would just have a little cough. ”That was the last time that Kerstin M. heard from her father-in-law, as the
BR
reports.
The 80-year-old was operated on for intestinal complaints.
At this point in time, the corona virus * had already spread in the Friedberg hospital - although no corona cases are actually treated there.
According to the report, there have been corona cases in the clinic since November 11 at the latest.
And the first nosocomial infections appeared as early as mid-November - in other words, cases in which people in the hospital were infected with the coronavirus *.
Seven dead after corona cases in Friedberg hospital: task force report burdens clinic
An internal interim report of the task force of the State Office for Public Health is exclusively available
to the
BR
.
This examines what is happening in the clinic.
It says that there is “no legally compliant monitoring” of nosocomial infections in the Friedberg hospital.
The report is also intended to show that the task force could not be provided with a visit at the end of January "exact data by the hospital hygiene".
According to this, the hygiene specialist who is permanently employed in the clinic is overwhelmed by the situation.
The hygiene specialist carried out an inspection of the clinic for the last time in November.
"There are no records of any nosocomial infections, the assessment apparently had the focus of finding other reasons for infections with SARS-CoV-2 * not related to the stay in the clinic or work in the clinic," says the task's interim report Force, which is
exclusively available to
the
BR
.
After corona cases: Serious allegations at the clinic - measures initiated too late?
According to
BR, the
task force describes
the case of a doctor infected with corona as an example.
The reason given for her infection was that she had children.
A review of the facts, for example whether the children tested positive, did not take place.
According to the report, there was also no check to see whether the woman could have been infected in the clinic.
This case study is just one of many.
Necessary measures were introduced too late.
When the task force visited at the end of January, the hospital was informed of the legal obligations.
"The immediate personnel reinforcement of the clinic hygiene was urgently reminded", quoted the
BR
.
The management of the hospital did not want to comment on the nosocomial infections.
The responsible health department also reacted late to the increasing infections, as
BR
research should show.
Hygienic defects?
Serious allegations at Friedberger Klinik after corona cases
As the portal further reports, the virus was apparently also able to spread through hygienic deficiencies.
The task force's report stated that, for example, FFP2 masks * were not properly stored, disinfectants for the hands were not clearly labeled and instructions for the necessary exposure time were missing.
Feces were also not adequately removed.
The staff may even have contributed to the spread, as the
BR
writes, citing the task force report.
The employees did not wear masks during the breaks.
In addition, shift changes took place in “groups that were clearly too large”, as the interim report states.
Corona cases in clinic near Augsburg: Internal documents probably show omissions
Other internal documents that are
exclusively available to
the
BR
also show that an instruction on how to deal with corona cases at the hospital was only issued on January 12th.
There was criticism for this from the State Office for Health: The service instructions were "kept very brief", numerous additions were noted.
The hospital and health department did not want to comment.
Kerstin M. does not find out anything about the incidents in December.
Less than a week after her father-in-law's surgery, she wants to call him at the hospital.
The first answer she received from the ward was that he was no longer in the hospital.
She asks: “In the beginning, the hospital just pushed around.
Then it came out that his inflammation levels had shot up.
The belly was cut open again.
But everything was ok there.
Then it was found that it could come from the lungs. "A PCR test * was then positive:" My father-in-law had Corona, "she tells the
BR.
Days later the man was dead.
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Corona cases in Friedberger Klinik: media report shows omissions - clinic with statement
Hubert Mayer, managing director of the Kliniken an der Paar, explains to the
BR
that the spatial and personal separation of infected, suspected and healthy people has taken place.
As the portal reports, the stories of those affected cast doubt on this.
A relative had reported that her father was taken to a room with a patient who was severely coughing.
He had Corona and infected his roommate, the man died.
Kerstin M. has now received a call from the man who was in the room with her deceased father-in-law.
“He could hardly believe that my father-in-law passed away.” But he should actually have found out, because as a roommate he was the first contact person.
But neither from the hospital nor from the health department had anyone contacted the man, as the
BR
reported.
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