AKUH offers condolences to bereaved family

KARACHI: After a video went viral on social media, the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) administration had to issue a statement on Friday expressing ‘sincere condolences’ to a family whose elderly patient died due to the hospital’s alleged negligence.

In the said video, son of the deceased patient could be seen complaining about the AKUH staff’s alleged negligence, which reportedly resulted in the death of his father on Thursday morning.



According to an attendant, the elderly patient died when he was administered wrong medical treatment by a trainee doctor. Apparently responding to the video, the AKUH said: "We will continue to fully investigate the situation and do what we can to support them [the victim’s family] in this time of grief."

The hospital, however, added that the family became violent towards its doctors, nurses, staff and property during the event, with little consideration for other sickly patients and their families also in the hospital during this time.



“The AKUH appreciates that the patients and families are dealing with very difficult circumstances whilst in our hospital and emotions can run high. [However,] we take care of the sickest of patients and often they come to us as a last resort," it said.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 28^th, 2017.