They claim that their mother died of starvation.
An investigation has been opened in Dijon (Côte-d'Or): the CHU is accused by the family of a patient of not having fed enough Claudette, 77, who never came out alive from the emergency room where she died. was returned at the end of August.
According to the Bien Public, her children denounce the lack of care provided to the septuagenarian by health professionals, whom they accuse of "abuse".
"It's not going to bring our mother back, but we don't want other families to find themselves in this distress," confided the children of the deceased to BFMTV, about their complaint.
On August 23, the septuagenarian was admitted to the emergency room for a broken leg.
She is installed in a room, but placed on a waiting list for surgery.
In eight days, according to her children, Claudette would have received only a vegetable broth in order to keep her fasting and ready for the intervention.
"This is the only food she had until her death on August 31," they explain to BFMTV.
It is Claudette herself who confides her troubles to her children whom she telephones every day.
“No, you must be fasting”
According to the son, the patient asked for food several times.
“They told him
No, you have to fast, you are going to be operated on tomorrow
.'
And that for several days, ”he testifies.
A “Fasting” sign had been hung on his bedroom door.
A few days later, his mother “went down to intensive care for complete dehydration”.
Contacted by BFMTV, the Dijon University Hospital "takes full measure of the points mentioned" by the Public Good.
“The situation in question is the subject of an investigation, which is still ongoing.
In the case of a patient treated by the CHU, this information is protected by medical secrecy and cannot be shared publicly.
The CHU Dijon Bourgogne will therefore not speak on this subject, ”indicates the establishment.