The complaints versus the hospital by Remiront (Vosges) accumulate. On December 20, the indictment ofEpinal has already confirmed that four complaints had been filed against the hospital, three of which for ” manslaughter and one for endangering the lives of others, after the deaths of three patients. But, second Info Francethis Thursday, a new family expressed their willingness to file a complaint for manslaughter, after the unexplained death of a relative, thus bringing the number of complaints against the health institution to five.
The four patients, aged 51, 59, 67 and 78, died four years apart, between 2018 and July 2022.
Unexplained deaths to families
Two of them had entered the hospital for a fractured femur and had been treated by “the same surgeon and the same anesthetist”, one in July 2020, the other two years later, as I specified on December 20 Nancy Risacher. However, for one of them, “the operation went well” and she had to “go to a rehabilitation center” on the day of her death, July 29, according to the lawyer.
“We don’t know the exact causes of death, they tell us the consequences,” which is a “multi-visceral failure,” according to Me Nancy Risacher. According to the junta, the two women died in the “same nebulous circumstances”. The third patient had been taken to the emergency room in May 2022 and died “a few days after acute pancreatitis”, added the lawyer.
The new complaint, which is expected to be filed later this week, concerns the death of a 51-year-old woman. According to FM TV, in 2018, the patient arrived at the hospital with severe pain in the lower abdomen. He was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis, which led to hospitalization and follow-up by an oncologist. However, the patient died three days later, without any explanation being given to her husband and relatives.
Hospital management ‘sorry about the situation’
The Epinal prosecutor’s office has opened a judicial investigation “against X for manslaughter”, indicated on December 20 the district attorneyFrederic Nahon.
The hospital management, “sorry about the situation”, made use of “state of the art support”, said the director, Dominique Cheveau the same day. According to him, these complaints will allow us to shed light on the facts: “we only ask to understand what happened”, added the director. The Regional Health Agency (ARS) Great East he says for his part that “the subject is under investigation”.
