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Old woman with negative test was mistakenly sent to the new crown treatment center for one hour, close contacts are to be quarantined for 7 days

2022-04-13T12:53:00.528Z


Queen Elizabeth Hospital had an accident of sending the wrong patient. Yesterday (12th), the hospital arranged for a 79-year-old female patient living in an elderly care home who tested negative for the new crown virus to be transferred to the hospital by mistake.


Queen Elizabeth Hospital had an accident of sending the wrong patient. Yesterday (12th), the hospital arranged for a 79-year-old female patient living in an elderly care home who tested negative for the new crown virus to be transferred to the hospital by mistake. , after the patient stayed in the AWE for one hour, the staff knew that the patient was sent by mistake.

The patient was then arranged to return to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for further treatment, and is now classified as a close contact with a negative test result.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital apologised for the incident.


▼On March 9, Queen Elizabeth Hospital transferred non-COVID-19 patients in the hospital▼


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Female patient 4.9 was admitted to hospital because of urinary tract infection and the screening was negative

Queen Elizabeth Hospital stated that the 79-year-old female patient went to the emergency department of Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment on the evening of April 9 due to urinary tract infection, and was arranged to be admitted to the internal medicine ward for treatment. The patient's admission screening result was negative.

After that, the patient's condition became stable, and the doctor arranged to transfer the patient to other sanatoriums in the Kowloon Chinese Hospital cluster for further treatment.

4.12 Mistakenly sending a single patient for more than an hour

However, when the ward staff arranged for the patient to be transferred yesterday, April 12, the patient was transferred to the AWE by mistake. The patient arrived at the AWE at about 7 o'clock that night and was arranged to be admitted to a single patient room.

The hospital staff checked the patient's information at about 8 pm and found that the transfer arrangement was not suitable, and immediately contacted the staff of AsiaWorld-Expo.

The patient did not eat in the AWE, and stayed in the ward for about an hour, wearing a mask throughout the entire period.

Existing close contacts returned to Iraqi hospital for treatment

The patient was arranged to return to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for further treatment later that night. The patient's test result was negative and he is currently in stable condition.

The patient is listed as a close contact and his health will be closely monitored.

Iraqi Hospital: Apologize to patients and their families

Queen Elizabeth Hospital said it was very concerned about the incident and apologized to the affected patients and their families. The patient liaison officer will maintain close communication with the patient's family and provide appropriate assistance.

The hospital has reported the incident to the head office of the Hospital Authority through the Early Incident Notification System, and again reminded staff to follow the risk assessment of the patient before transfer, and add a clear label to the medical record to distinguish the patient's identity.

▼On April 13, the tenth enclosure inspection of Wong Tai Sin Cuizhu Garden ▼


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