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Military Hospital 37 was slapped with GHS 1,075,000 in damages for the negligent death of a 27-year-old woman during childbirth at the facility in November 2015.
The 6th Division of the General Jurisdiction of the High Court awarded the father and husband GHS 400,000 each for loss of life expectancy; 50,000.00 GHS in damages for mental distress also for them, 100,000.00 GHS for the baby, Yaw Nyamekye in damages for pain and suffering.
The court also awarded GHS 50,000.00 to Yaw Nyamekye in damages for disfigurement; 50,000.00 GHS in damages to primary caregivers and an additional 25,000 GHS in damages.
The woman, Helena Brema Nyamekye, who was a doctoral student at the University of Ghana at the time of the incident, reportedly opted for a Caesarean section as her preferred method of delivery.
The doctors, however, refused her the option and put her through normal labor.
In the process, however, Ms. Nyamekye bled profusely in the theater and died.
Her baby, Yaw Nyamekye, also suffered a deformity in her right arm during childbirth.
The deceased’s husband, Captain Nyamekye (Rtd), and the deceased’s father subsequently sued for loss of life, trauma and negligence, as well as general damages.
In their defense, doctors argued that Ms Nyamekye had previously accepted a vaginal birth on medical advice, but changed her mind and opted for a Caesarean section.
According to the defense, the request for a cesarean came a little too late and the doctors could not have done otherwise.
However, the court concluded from the evidence that CS’s request was made on the morning of November 11, 2015 and could not be said to have arrived late.
The trial judge, Judge Kwaku Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo, noted that the hospital did not provide any “plausible or reasonable explanation” as to why CS’s request was not met.
He also observed that although experts in the field knew what was best for the deceased, there were no doctors or internal agents during Ms Nyamekye’s work to review the process and therefore no proper oversight. was only performed on it during the process.
The deceased also suffered from high blood pressure during her lifetime and doctors admitted that she had bled to death.
According to Judge Ackaah-Boafo, “his death was preventable”.
“The only logical confusion the court should come up with is that the deceased person died from injuries caused to them.”
He also observed that the blood which had been requested from the theater during the process, and which had been delivered afterwards, had not been used in the procedure.
The judge later found that the patient’s doctors and nurses had been negligent in the performance of their duties.
Military Hospital 37, the judge said, is responsible for the negligence of its staff that resulted in Ms. Nyamekye’s death.
Judge Kwaku Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo lamented the growing cases of neglect in medical facilities across the country and urged caregivers, like drivers on the road, to be mindful of duty and discharge their burden with care. the best possible care.
–citinenewsroom
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