A 96-year-old woman spent 30 hours in the transit zone of the Grand Hôpital de l'Est Ile-de-France (Ghef) in Jossigny (Seine-et-Marne) on October 18, her grandson said.
The former paramedic denounced in
Le Parisien
what he qualifies as deficient care.
Alexandre's grandmother had been transferred to the emergency room from her nursing home after cardiac decompensation and a drop in her oxygen saturation.
The young man tried unsuccessfully to hear from the patient over the phone.
At 8 p.m., he went there and found his grandmother in a waiting room.
Without water since his arrival
"Her mouth was parched with foam around her lips and she begged me to give her a glass of water because she had not drunk since her arrival," he testified.
Alexandre had to leave at 1 am.
For two days, he tried unsuccessfully to obtain information.
He was finally informed of his grandmother's transfer to a clinic when the nonagenarian was in fact in a transit zone.
A health executive referred to a labeling error which was then denied by the hospital, which assured that "all the professionals took care to provide the patient with quality and appropriate care".
Alexandre regretted the “dehumanization” and “an emergency slaughter”.
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