Region Six Chairman, David Armogan says that officials are awaiting a report on the findings from the investigation which was launched into the death of a 22-year-old paralyzed girl, Farzana Khan earlier this month following a visit to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.
Shameeza Khan of Lot 7 West Canefield, East Canje Berbice, the aunt of the deceased had said that on Saturday, September, 2, at around 9 a.m. she took Farzana, 22, to the hospital after she began feeling ill.
Shameeza who has taken care of her paralyzed niece for the last decade, said, “She take in Saturday and I took her to the New Amsterdam Hospital and when we went there, there was no doctors at the outpatient and we had to wait for over two hours.”
According to the woman, although it was an “emergency” they had to wait their turn to meet with a doctor. “There was no doctor working at the outpatient, a doctor from emergency come out and end up see us”, she said.
However, after they were able to meet with a doctor several tests were ordered for Farzana who at that time had a heartbeat of 151. “When we walk go the lab it was open but the guy there turn us back and said come back Monday.”
She continued, “He come out and I show him the paper and he ask me if she was getting pain and I said yes and he say he can’t do the test now let I come back Monday morning.”
Shameeza said that on Sunday, September, 3, Farzana fell into a coma-like state after which she was rushed to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital where she shortly after succumbed.
A post-mortem examination revealed that the young lady died from a heart attack.
Stabroek News was told, that the Ministry of Health had launched an investigation into the matter, and Armogan when asked said, “We are waiting on a report from the Ministry of Health, the Chief Medical Officer sent a set of doctors to do a full investigation on the matter…”
Relatives of the young woman also told Stabroek News that they have not yet received an update from the authorities in the region.
