One dies due to hospital negligence

One dies due to hospital negligence

TANGERANG: A 24-year-old woman who attempted suicide late on
Wednesday at her house in Jatiuwung district of Tangerang
municipality, died one day later after her family was turned away
by several hospitals.

The woman, who tried to hang herself, was found by her three-
year-old daughter who came to ask for water at about 11:30 p.m.

The child's screams woke her father, who later, helped by
neighbors, lowered his wife who was still breathing.

They rushed the woman to the nearest medical clinic. But,
claiming they had incomplete medical equipment, the clinic moved
the woman to Tangerang General Hospital.

The hospital later transferred the woman to Honoris Hospital
at Modern Land housing complex. However, as he did not have the
required Rp 5 million (US$588) deposit, the husband took his wife
back to Tangerang General Hospital where she died late on
Thursday.

The woman's father, a retired army officer, said his daughter
was often scolded by her husband. -- JP