83-year-old grandmother dies after hospital fails to turn on oxygen tank
PUBLISHED ON JUL 15, 2014 6:17 AM
A grandmother died from a lack of oxygen to her brain after staff transferring her from one hospital to another did not turn on the oxygen tank after putting her on a ventilator. - ST GRAPHIC
BY IAN POH
SINGAPORE - A grandmother died from a lack of oxygen to her brain after staff transferring her from one hospital to another did not turn on the oxygen tank after putting her on a ventilator.
Madam Ramasamy Krishnama became unresponsive in the three to four minutes that passed before the oxygen was turned on, a coroner's inquiry heard yesterday. No foul play is suspected.
The 83-year-old, who had been warded in June last year at Tan Tock Seng Hospital following a heart attack, was being transferred to Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital when the incident took place about a month later.
Madam Ramasamy, who had become dependent on mechanical ventilation, died a few hours after her condition deteriorated owing to "ventilatory failure" that cut off her oxygen supply.
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Sunday, August 3, 2014
Coroner's finding on elderly woman's death: Oxygen tank was not turned on
Coroner's finding on elderly woman's death: Oxygen tank was not turned on
Coroner's inquiry into death of 83-year-old woman during hospital transfer
Jul 31, 2014 6:00am
1: At 6.40pm, a three-person Mount E Novena transfer team prepares to transfer Madam Ramasamy Krishnama from TTSH to Mount E. The nurses prepare a portable ventilator and oxygen tank. They put the elderly patient on a gurney and place her on the paraPAC portable ventilator. The team hears a hissing sound, which they take to mean that the oxygen supply to the ventilator is switched on.TNP
INFOGRAPHICS: CELESTINO GULAPA
By: RONALD LOH
It was a basic task - ensuring their patients had oxygen to breathe while she was being transferred from one hospital to another.
But when the medical team heard a hissing sound, they mistook it to mean that the ventilator was already switched on.
That mistake lead to the death of Madam Ramasamy Krishnama, 83, who suffered hypoxic brain injury, which occurs when insufficient oxygen gets to the brain, in July last year.
Yesterday, State Coroner Marvin Bay questioned whether there were sufficient safeguard procedures in place during the transfer, where the roles of the medical team are critical.
He also called for a review of protocols when transferring a patient from one hospital to another.
Madam Krishnama's son told The New Paper yesterday that his mother's death had been a shock to all of them.
"All we wanted was for her to come back (from the hospital) safe and sound," he added.
Parkway Shenton, which was handling the transfer and is part of the healthcare chain with Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital and Gleneagles Hospital, said it is "deeply sorry for the family's loss" and is taking a very serious view of the incident and has since reviewed and revised its protocols that address the relevant issues.
Read the full report in our print edition on Thursday (July 31). Subscribe to The New Paper, now available in print and digital, at http://bit.ly/tnpeshop.
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- wong chee tat :)
Coroner's inquiry into death of 83-year-old woman during hospital transfer
Jul 31, 2014 6:00am
1: At 6.40pm, a three-person Mount E Novena transfer team prepares to transfer Madam Ramasamy Krishnama from TTSH to Mount E. The nurses prepare a portable ventilator and oxygen tank. They put the elderly patient on a gurney and place her on the paraPAC portable ventilator. The team hears a hissing sound, which they take to mean that the oxygen supply to the ventilator is switched on.TNP
INFOGRAPHICS: CELESTINO GULAPA
By: RONALD LOH
It was a basic task - ensuring their patients had oxygen to breathe while she was being transferred from one hospital to another.
But when the medical team heard a hissing sound, they mistook it to mean that the ventilator was already switched on.
That mistake lead to the death of Madam Ramasamy Krishnama, 83, who suffered hypoxic brain injury, which occurs when insufficient oxygen gets to the brain, in July last year.
Yesterday, State Coroner Marvin Bay questioned whether there were sufficient safeguard procedures in place during the transfer, where the roles of the medical team are critical.
He also called for a review of protocols when transferring a patient from one hospital to another.
Madam Krishnama's son told The New Paper yesterday that his mother's death had been a shock to all of them.
"All we wanted was for her to come back (from the hospital) safe and sound," he added.
Parkway Shenton, which was handling the transfer and is part of the healthcare chain with Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital and Gleneagles Hospital, said it is "deeply sorry for the family's loss" and is taking a very serious view of the incident and has since reviewed and revised its protocols that address the relevant issues.
Read the full report in our print edition on Thursday (July 31). Subscribe to The New Paper, now available in print and digital, at http://bit.ly/tnpeshop.
- See more at: http://www.tnp.sg/news/coroners-finding-elderly-womans-death-oxygen-tank-was-not-turned#sthash.zVkE6LS8.dpuf
- wong chee tat :)
Saturday, July 27, 2013
TTSH warns of possible job offer scam
TTSH warns of possible job offer scam
By Vimita Mohandas
POSTED: 26 Jul 2013 11:15 PM
Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has warned of a possible scam where emails were sent to residents in the Philippines in its name to lure them into paying money.
SINGAPORE: Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has warned of a possible scam where emails were sent to residents in the Philippines in its name to lure them into paying money.
The emails requested payment of some 3,750 pesos (about S$109.50) for employment opportunities at the hospital and to attend a supposed coaching session.
Interested applicants were invited to attend a “Tan Tock Seng Hospital Working Visa Interview Coaching” session which, according to the emails, will be held in the hospital’s office at the Philippines on August 3-4.
In its Facebook page, TTSH stressed that it did not send out any emails of such nature.
It said that the address used in the emails, tantocksenghosp@live.com, is a bogus email address.
The hospital also said it does not have a consultancy firm in the Philippines, nor does it collect payment from candidates for any training or coaching.
It advised interested applicants to contact the hospital’s Human Resource Department directly for any enquiries on job opportunities, at hr_enquiry@ttsh.com.sg.
TTSH has reported the matter to the police.
Similar incidents had taken place in February when hoax email messages were sent to Filipinos, offering jobs at Jurong Health Services (JurongHealth) and Singapore General Hospital.
- CNA/nd
- wong chee tat :)
By Vimita Mohandas
POSTED: 26 Jul 2013 11:15 PM
Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has warned of a possible scam where emails were sent to residents in the Philippines in its name to lure them into paying money.
SINGAPORE: Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has warned of a possible scam where emails were sent to residents in the Philippines in its name to lure them into paying money.
The emails requested payment of some 3,750 pesos (about S$109.50) for employment opportunities at the hospital and to attend a supposed coaching session.
Interested applicants were invited to attend a “Tan Tock Seng Hospital Working Visa Interview Coaching” session which, according to the emails, will be held in the hospital’s office at the Philippines on August 3-4.
In its Facebook page, TTSH stressed that it did not send out any emails of such nature.
It said that the address used in the emails, tantocksenghosp@live.com, is a bogus email address.
The hospital also said it does not have a consultancy firm in the Philippines, nor does it collect payment from candidates for any training or coaching.
It advised interested applicants to contact the hospital’s Human Resource Department directly for any enquiries on job opportunities, at hr_enquiry@ttsh.com.sg.
TTSH has reported the matter to the police.
Similar incidents had taken place in February when hoax email messages were sent to Filipinos, offering jobs at Jurong Health Services (JurongHealth) and Singapore General Hospital.
- CNA/nd
- wong chee tat :)
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Ren Ci Hospital to add 60% more beds over next 2 years
Ren Ci Hospital to add 60% more beds over next 2 years
By Kimberly Spykerman | Posted: 22 March 2013 2034 hrs
SINGAPORE: Ren Ci Hospital will meet the rising care needs of the ageing population by increasing the number of beds by more than 60 per cent over the next two years.
Currently, it has 502 beds at its three facilities - a nursing home in Moulmein, a long-term care facility in Buangkok and a community hospital next to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
By 2015, Ren Ci Hospital will increase the number of beds to 811.
Chua Thian Poh, chairman of the hospital, said: "I think Ren Ci has to step up because our nursing home has 100 percent occupancy rate and our long-term care and community hospital is over 90 percent occupied. To meet demand, I think we have to, with the support from the MOH, from the donors, from the volunteers, I think that it's possible for Ren Ci to grow and reach out to the needy and seniors in our community."
It said the extra beds will come from converting existing office space at the community hospital into hospital wards, the return of four wards by Singapore Christian Home at Ren Ci's Moulmein nursing home and from a new 265-bed nursing home that is currently being set up in Bukit Batok.
Mr Chua said that renovation work at the community hospital and the nursing home in Moulmein will cost between S$10 and S$11 million.
Besides increasing bed capacity, Ren Ci Hospital is also working to expand its range of care services for the community.
A new day rehabilitation centre will be introduced at its community hospital from April to continue to care for patients who have been discharged.
The expansion plans were announced at the hospital's charity dinner on Friday.
- CNA/xq
- wong chee tat :)
By Kimberly Spykerman | Posted: 22 March 2013 2034 hrs
SINGAPORE: Ren Ci Hospital will meet the rising care needs of the ageing population by increasing the number of beds by more than 60 per cent over the next two years.
Currently, it has 502 beds at its three facilities - a nursing home in Moulmein, a long-term care facility in Buangkok and a community hospital next to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
By 2015, Ren Ci Hospital will increase the number of beds to 811.
Chua Thian Poh, chairman of the hospital, said: "I think Ren Ci has to step up because our nursing home has 100 percent occupancy rate and our long-term care and community hospital is over 90 percent occupied. To meet demand, I think we have to, with the support from the MOH, from the donors, from the volunteers, I think that it's possible for Ren Ci to grow and reach out to the needy and seniors in our community."
It said the extra beds will come from converting existing office space at the community hospital into hospital wards, the return of four wards by Singapore Christian Home at Ren Ci's Moulmein nursing home and from a new 265-bed nursing home that is currently being set up in Bukit Batok.
Mr Chua said that renovation work at the community hospital and the nursing home in Moulmein will cost between S$10 and S$11 million.
Besides increasing bed capacity, Ren Ci Hospital is also working to expand its range of care services for the community.
A new day rehabilitation centre will be introduced at its community hospital from April to continue to care for patients who have been discharged.
The expansion plans were announced at the hospital's charity dinner on Friday.
- CNA/xq
- wong chee tat :)
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