Hospital did not do anything to save my children, grieving dad claims

Dubai: Patrick D'Souza, the father of Chelsea, seven, and Nathan, five, who died of suspected food poisoning last weekend, claimed hospitals in Dubai are not equipped to deal with food poisoning. He also wondered whether authorities have enough people to inspect restaurants since "we all love to eat in Dubai".

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"The hospital (NMC) did not do anything to save my children. I think it would have been better if I had taken my children to my neighbours, they could have treated them better," he said on Dubai TV.

Dr B.R. Shetty, Managing Director and CEO of the NMC Group of Hospitals, earlier said: "Two children and an adult were brought to the hospital on Friday evening with suspected food poisoning. One of the children, a young boy, was pronounced dead on arrival. A young girl and a woman were then transferred to Dubai Hospital."

But that is not the sequence of events, according to D'Souza.

He said food poisoning should be a thing of the past. There are now efforts to find cures for cancer and Aids, and food poisoning should be treated just like ordinary flu.

"I have lost confidence in doctors here, but I am hoping that the Dubai government will look into the case and have qualified doctors and make sure this will not happen to anyone else. It is very strange that basic food poisoning stopped the heart muscles of my children from functioning," he said.

- With inputs from Mahmood Saberi, Senior Reporter

My deepest sympathies to the parents of those two beautiful children, I can't even begin to imagine what they must feel. God Bless them with their grief. Hospitals are really messing up, I once went to a doctor who told me my heart was in the wrong place, a little too much to the left, unbelievable. Then I was hospitalised put on drugs was out of it most of the time and left the hospital without knowing the cause of my illness. They claimed I caught a desease. What desease? They didn't know, to this day I had no idea what they are talking about, when my children get sick, I use the old wives remedies, as I don't trust any hospitals at all. The only way I would recommend a hospital is for a broken bone, but no internal illness. Once again my deepest regrets to the family of the two baby angels, May they rest in peace. Allah Yar hamah!!!
Iman
Abu Dhabi,UAE
Posted: June 20, 2009, 17:34

When there was a casulity already why the 2nd patient was sent home by hopital. There are no words to share with D'Souzas
Safeer
Abu Dhabi,UAE
Posted: June 20, 2009, 17:22

The Doctor who attended the patients need to be questioned.
Mohamed Moin Al Deen
Dubai,UAE
Posted: June 20, 2009, 17:05

An investigation should be launched as to what happened in NMC. Why did NMC transfer the patients? Did they not have the resources to treat these patients? Were they first stabilised?
Ali
Dubai,UAE
Posted: June 20, 2009, 17:04

My heart goes out to you and your family.. its a great pain to lose the children in a such terrible manner. I hope you found comfort and love. Once agin i do feel your lost.
Corrine
Sydney,Australia
Posted: June 20, 2009, 16:34

No doubt I feel sorry and symphatise with the parents, however, I feel there is more to this story. People have easily pointed their fingers to NMC
Lee
Dubai,UAE
Posted: June 20, 2009, 16:08

I was really shocked hearing the news on friday night,bcoz i knew Mr.Patrick.The authorities should take more care on the quality of hotels,as we all like to take foods from hotels in dubai..and i think this is the 4th or 05th incident in the last 2 months...
Anoop
Sharjah,UAE
Posted: June 20, 2009, 15:40

Dnt agree with any comments,doctors are also humans and mistakes do happen,but yes it was a grave mistake,might be children were taken to hospital late,Duabi exam for doctors is toughest one in the world so health system is good,and NMC might have saved many more patients also,dnt take 1 case as an example,
Javid
dubai,UAE
Posted: June 20, 2009, 15:20

most of the hospital only makes "money" they don't care
Justin
Dubai,UAE
Posted: June 20, 2009, 13:44

if hapeen same like this at least pepole know that which hospitla they have to rush becoz some hospital dont have the ability to deal with same patient so its important to save the time
Syed
Abu Dhabi,UAE
Posted: June 20, 2009, 13:39

I too have had some bad experiences with the same hospital, thats why I dont go there anymore. Though I live close to that area, I still go to Diera. It is very dissappointing to know that we just cant trust the Doctors these days. Tomorrow when I go to the hospital, how do I know that the doctor is actually giving me the right medication or not. I just hope something serious is really done about this.
Syd Abraham
Dubai,UAE
Posted: June 20, 2009, 13:06

There are no words to show sympathy with D'Souzas for the tragic death of very young kids. I am shocked that there is no applogetic statement from NMC head Dr. Shetty. I think authorities should seriously investigate the incident and ask NMC , why the licence should not be cancelled for negligence.After all they are in essential public service where people's faith has been broken.
Narendra Yagnik
Abu Dhabi,UAE
Posted: June 20, 2009, 12:56

Food poisoning is an ordinary case even a small clinic can do their examination whether the patient was poisoned or not. How come that a big hospital can not find out the cause of the death of the children. I think it is their duty to find out and report to the parents the real cause of the patient death.We should not keep quite and just accept such things, without any explanations.
Roberto Roy
Cavite,Philippines
Posted: June 20, 2009, 12:56
 

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