Hospital reported for alleged malpractice

Hospital reported for alleged malpractice

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Jakarta Police have questioned two women following their
complaints of criminal negligence against doctors at the Pondok
Indah Hospital in South Jakarta.

The police questioned Masnur Surjadi, a 35-year-old mother of
two, on Friday for three hours.

"I showed the police some evidence including the X-ray
results and the extracted kidney stones and a catheter which had
been inside my body," she said.

The police also questioned Debora Lidya, 28, on Thursday.

The two filed their complaints on Aug. 5 and were accompanied
by lawyers from the Mawar Saron Legal Aid Institute.

"We met coincidentally at the legal aid office," Masnur said.

Both women accused doctors at the hospital for violating
Article 360 of the Criminal Code on negligence causing illness or
permanent injuries.

Masnur said she found from X-ray results in August there had
been a catheter inserted inside her body between her kidney and
her bladder for seven years. She also had some small kidney
stones inside her bladder.

"I took the X-ray because I had suffered much pain in my
waist. I went to Mitra Keluarga Hospital in Kelapa Gading, North
Jakarta, to have the X-ray," she said.

A week later, she had the catheter and stones removed from her
body in the Graha Medika Hospital, West Jakarta.

Meanwhile, Debora suffered infections after delivering her
second child at the Pondok Indah Hospital in October 2003.

She said she consulted her gynecologist at the hospital who
told her that she might have some of the placenta left in her
womb.

A week later, she got the more of the placenta removed but she
still suffered from the same symptoms.

She consulted with the doctor again, but the doctor said her
womb was clean.

Since the pain was getting more serious, she sought further
opinions at Bunda Maternity Hospital, Bintaro International
Hospital and Asih Hospital.

Medical reports from the three hospitals said there was still
placenta left in her womb.

In December, she had the remaining placenta removed in Bunda
hospital.

In response to Debora and Masnur's complaints, the Pondok
Indah hospital management said the allegations against the
hospital were still unproven.

"We have sent letters to both of the patients asking them to
meet with us to clarify the matter. But they have not replied to
our letters," said Mus Aida, the director of medical services at
the hospital.