Health Ministry: RSHS Apologises for Case of Baby Being Carried by Unknown Person
The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) has commented on the alleged negligence incident at Rumah Sakit Hasan Sadikin (RSHS), where a nurse allowed a stranger to carry a mother’s baby.
Director General of Advanced Health (Dirjen Keslan) of Kemenkes, Azhar Jaya, stated that RSHS representatives visited Nina Saleha (37), the mother of the baby, to apologise.
“RSHS took the initiative to visit the patient’s family home and was well-received. During the meeting, the team congratulated the mother on the birth and health of her child and expressed apologies for the discomfort experienced during services at RSHS,” Azhar said when contacted on Thursday (9/4) evening.
Azhar added that regarding the incident affecting Nina, RSHS will evaluate healthcare services to prevent similar occurrences.
“The viral social media content will serve as evaluation material for RSHS to improve the quality of healthcare services henceforth and ensure such incidents do not recur,” he said.
Previously, a mother who had just given birth claimed she nearly lost her baby in the RSHS treatment room in Bandung. While preparing to take the baby home, she found the infant being carried by a suspected stranger.
This was experienced by Nina Saleha (37), a resident of Cimahi living in Cicalengka, Bandung Regency, on Wednesday (8/4). Nina was a referred patient at RSHS. She gave birth to her child on 1 April at Rumah Sakit Unpad. The baby was then referred to RSHS on Sunday, 5 April.
On the morning of 8 April, Nina received news that her baby was cleared to go home by RSHS. While waiting, she and her husband went out to eat. However, she returned to the treatment room shortly after.
Upon arriving at the waiting area, Nina was shocked to see her baby being carried by someone who was not a nurse.
Nina admitted to becoming emotional and quite hysterical upon seeing her child in the hands of an unknown person. She took her baby back while questioning the person holding it.
“I asked, ‘Why are you carrying my baby?’ The woman seemed confused. I recognised it as my baby from the blanket and clothes I had prepared,” she said.
Nina claimed to have received an unsatisfactory response from hospital staff regarding the issue.
“They said I was called but didn’t come. But I asked again, how could it be carried by someone else? That’s all the answer I got,” said Nina.