Hong Kong – Caritas Medical Centre announces two incidents concerning inappropriate treatment of patients by healthcare staff

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:

     Caritas Medical Centre (CMC) today (November 18) announces two incidents concerning inappropriate treatment of patients by healthcare staff:

     CMC had earlier received complaint about healthcare staff treating patients inappropriately. CMC is highly concerned about the incident and launched an review into the complaint immediately and has been reported to the Police for investigation.

     The complaint involved two patients, who were suspected of being maltreated during the course of a caring procedure. Upon receiving the complaint, the hospital conducted a preliminary review. As the allegations were serious, CMC reported the incidents to the Hospital Authority (HA) Head Office and decided to report it to the Police for investigation. The hospital will fully co-operate with the Police on the investigation.


      


     The two staff members involved in the incident were abstained from clinical duties. As the patients involved in the incident have been discharged from the hospital, CMC will contact the patients and their families to give a detailed account after looking into the incident.

     The HA attaches great importance to patient safety. The HA always requires staff to uphold professional ethics stringently. If any inappropriate conduct is found after the investigation, the HA will follow up seriously.