The employees of the “Saint Maria” Hospital in Iași sent an open letter: “What happened is a tragedy that we all want to prevent in the future”

The staff of the “Sfânta Maria” Hospital in Iași, where seven children admitted to ATI died after they came into contact with nosocomial infections, sent an open letter to the population, President Nicușor Dan, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan and the Minister of Health, Alexandru Rogobete.

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The doctors from the Children’s Hospital “Sfânta Maria” in Iași sent an open letter to the President of Romania, Prime Minister, Minister of Health, the media and to the public. In the document, they express their pain and regret for the seven deaths recently recorded in the hospital, but not only that.

“We express our deep pain and regret for the families of the 7 children who died at St. Maria Iași Hospital. And at the same time, we recognize that whatever we feel, cannot be compared to what a parent passes through such moments, who pass through what no one should endure.”is shown in the letter opened by the employees of the Children’s Hospital in Iași, according to Ziarul de Iași.

Although mention that the death of the seven children is “A tragedy that we all want to prevent in the future ”, they emphasize that “The image of the whole hospital was deeply affected by harsh accusations before the official data of the investigation were made public.”

“The work of a whole medical staff of the hospital, with over 50 years experience, who has done his duty with professionalism and dedication during this time, is canceled and blamed after an unfortunate and unwanted event involved in the treatment of these children.“, According to the open letter signed by the staff of the” Sfânta Maria “Hospital in Iași.

“The subject of nosocomial infections should generate mobilization”

The employees of the Children’s Hospital in Iași also mention that “The medical situation of the children involved must be understood in the context of the cases treated in the ATI section ”.

They remember that “All patients involved in the outbreak had severe comorbidities (serious genetic diseases, cancer, severe malnutrition).
The hospital employees also show.

In terms of nosocomial infections, the hospital staff emphasizes that nosocomial infections should be transformed “In a subject of common mobilization” and that each reported infection “must be viewed as an opportunity to learn, correct and prevent”.

I ask the Minister of Health to support the medical staff at the same time, the employees of the hospital ask the Minister of Health, Alexandru Rogobete, to become “LEssential Ient “between the components of the health system:” the legislative and control part, the medical staff and the population “.

“The medical staff needs support, predictability and recognition. Being a doctor, assistant, nurse, or any other professional in the system means working daily with the responsibility of human life. In order for these people to be able to provide quality care, they need to feel that they have solidarity, that they are listened. and their work, beyond being evaluated just, is also supported ”according to the open letter.

They also mention that accusatory statements “I do not do well the medical system”neither “To the medical staff who loses their motivation“And the population” CHe has to choose not to be presented to the doctor of fear ”, He transmitted, among other things, the medical staff of the Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children “Saint Maria” Iași.

“What happened is a tragedy that we all want to prevent in the future. And that’s why it is important to establish the facts, to understand together how it has come here, to discern how we can remedy“, Doctors say.