Mother sues hospital for malpractice

TANGERANG: A 29-year-old mother, Ita Saspita, has sued two doctors at the Usada Insani Hospital on Jl. Hasyim Ashari in Tangerang for malpractice in connection with the appendix surgery they performed on her five-year-old daughter, Konita Kansa.

Ita said on Tuesday that on March 22, Dr. Rizal and Dr. Dadi performed the surgery on her daughter at the hospital. They discharged Konita on March 29.

The next day, Konita suffered a high fever and vomiting.

"I rushed her to the nearest clinic and my daughter was later transferred to the Harapan Kita Hospital in West Jakarta on March 31," she said.

An examination performed at Harapan Kita showed that Konita's stomach and chest were suppurated, allegedly the result of the appendix surgery.

None of the directors of Usada Insani Hospital could be reached for comment.

Konita is currently in the emergency ward of Harapan Kita Hospital undergoing intensive treatment. -- JP