Patient

26Jun

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India, Neighbors, Profiles, Sad But True

Dying COVID-19 patient slams hospital’s negligence

A selfie video of 34-year-old V Ravi Kumar, who succumbed to Covid-19 at a government hospital in Hyderabad, alleges that he was not given oxygen support even after he complained of breathlessness, media reports said. The incident that took place on June 26, 2020 and the video had surfaced on social media and by June 28, 2020, had sparked outrage among social media users, reported ANI. In the selfie video the man is heard saying that he is struggling to breathe as his ventilator had been removed. “They have removed ventilator and have not been responding to my plea for the last three hours to provide oxygen support. My heart has stopped and only lungs are working, but I am unable to breathe, daddy. Bye daddy. Bye all, bye daddy," the man said in the short video selfie, which he had sen...

Van Lang Hoang, Patient Transport Driver

23May

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Medics, Profiles, United Kingdom

Van Lang Hoang, Patient Transport Driver

Van Lang Hoang – a Patient Transport Driver at Barts Health NHS Trust, London, England – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. It was reported on 23 June, 2020. Source: NHS Barts Health Please help us in adding details.

22Apr

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Belgium, Medics, Profiles

Murtaza Mawji, Patient Liaisor

Murtaza Mawji – a Patient Liaisor at CHU Ambroise Pare & SHAPE HealthCare Facility, Mons, Belgium – passed away on 21 April 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Mawji was 69 years old. Source: La Province Please help us in adding details.

Barbara Moore, Patient Discharge Planner

7Apr

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Medics, Profiles, United Kingdom

Barbara Moore, Patient Discharge Planner

Barbara Moore- a Patient Discharge Planner at Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool, England – passed away on 6 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Barbara was 54 years old. Barbara's dedication to her job meant patients returned "to their loved ones as soon and as simply as possible", an NHS spokeswoman said. The 54-year-old, who spent most of her career as a care worker for people with disabilities, worked in "one of our unsung hero roles", said Dianne Brown, chief nurse of Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Source: BBC Please help us in adding details.

1Apr

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Medics, Profiles, United States

Janine Meritet, Patient Care Assistant

Janine Meritet – a Patient Care Assistant in Smithtown, New York – passed away on 31 March 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Janine was 59 years old. Janine Meritet was born in West Islip, on July 28, 1960, into a blended family, with a brother from her mother’s previous marriage, a brother and sister from her father’s previous marriage, and a sister who had both the same parents. Her mother died when she was in middle school, and she was raised by her widower father. She attended West Islip High School and became a nurse’s aide in the 1980s. Source: Newsday Please help us in adding details.