On Tuesday we reported on the young mother - Lucia Martinez who had a cotton swab left inside her after delivering her baby at the KHMH. Her husband had to take up the role of a doctor and remove it himself. According to Lucia this could have been fatal and she plans on suing the hospital. So what is the KHMH saying? Well we asked CEO Dr. Adrian Coye and he said that certain measures are being explored to address it.
Dr. Adrian Coye, CEO - KHMH
"The question of a retained swab is a very serious incident and we don't take this matter very likely. So, in finding out what had happened, as in the first media report, I spoke with her directly to find out how she was, how her baby was and reassured her that we will deal with this is a very serious way internally, but we also want to make sure that she is well. So, we invited her to come, so that our doctors can assess her and that we gave her the opportunity to express all her grievances. So far, she has seen one of our team members, our doctors. Even though we had an appointment at a certain time, they came at a different time and a little confusion was there, which I think part of the frustration that you could see when she went back to the media. Nevertheless, we are to see her on Monday. We will address all the issues there and internally, we will resolve this matter as we should."
According to Coye, he has scheduled meetings with Martinez. The family has been advised by their attorney not to comment further.
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