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T&T PoSGH baby fatalities rise to 11; more parents come forward
The list of babies who died recently at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the Port-of-Spain General Hospital (POSGH), due to a suspected bacterial infection, continued to grow yesterday as lawyers identified three others, bringing the current running total to 11.The latest suspected cases were identified by attorneys of Freedom Law Chambers led by Anand Ramlogan SC in a pre-action protocol letter sent yesterday to attorney Alana Bissessar, of Pollonais, Blanc, de la Bastide and Jacelon, which is representing the North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA).
In the correspondence, obtained by Guardian Media, attorney Sue Ann Deosaran identified Sangre Grande couple Farah Rattansingh and Christopher Bhagan, whose twins Amari and Kyrie Bhagan died within days of each other in late February.She also pointed out that parents Jodie and Travis Molino, who were among the seven affected families acknowledged by the Ministry of Health last week, in fact also had a pair of twins, Ella and Esme Molino, who died within weeks of each other at the hospital on March 18 and April 4.The other parents have been identified as Shaniya Raymond-Adams/Kerron Charles, Shirse Moore-Beckles/ Rondell Beckles, Danyelle Samaroo/Avinash Chatergoon, Tinelle Saunders/Gus Williams, Shaquille Harry/Kadeem Williams, Natasha Samuel/Brent Wilson, and Nandaranie Nathoo/Allister Pierre.
Deosaran sought to explain why the list of potential claimants in a proposed class action medical negligence lawsuit rose and may continue to rise.“As previously indicated, several parents have contacted us with horror stories about the way they were treated at the PoSGH and the death of their babies. We shall continue to issue more pre-action letters when we are finished interviewing these clients,” she said.Like in the previous pre-action letters sent on behalf of four families, Deosaran gave a synopsis of what transpired with Rattansingh and Bhagan’s twins Amari and Kyrie.The following day, they were called to a meeting with a doctor and informed that he had been accidentally fed breast milk from another mother by a nurse. The next day, they were told Amari had an infection and the bacteria was “Klebsiella”.Deosaran said the common thread amongst their clients was that they were all subjected to “hostile, hoggish, and unprofessional” behaviour from hospital staff.
The list of babies who died recently at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the Port-of-Spain General Hospital (POSGH), due to a suspected bacterial infection, continued to grow yesterday as lawyers identified three others, bringing the current running total to 11.The latest suspected cases were identified by attorneys of Freedom Law Chambers led by Anand Ramlogan SC in a pre-action protocol letter sent yesterday to attorney Alana Bissessar, of Pollonais, Blanc, de la Bastide and Jacelon, which is representing the North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA).
In the correspondence, obtained by Guardian Media, attorney Sue Ann Deosaran identified Sangre Grande couple Farah Rattansingh and Christopher Bhagan, whose twins Amari and Kyrie Bhagan died within days of each other in late February.She also pointed out that parents Jodie and Travis Molino, who were among the seven affected families acknowledged by the Ministry of Health last week, in fact also had a pair of twins, Ella and Esme Molino, who died within weeks of each other at the hospital on March 18 and April 4.The other parents have been identified as Shaniya Raymond-Adams/Kerron Charles, Shirse Moore-Beckles/ Rondell Beckles, Danyelle Samaroo/Avinash Chatergoon, Tinelle Saunders/Gus Williams, Shaquille Harry/Kadeem Williams, Natasha Samuel/Brent Wilson, and Nandaranie Nathoo/Allister Pierre.
Deosaran sought to explain why the list of potential claimants in a proposed class action medical negligence lawsuit rose and may continue to rise.“As previously indicated, several parents have contacted us with horror stories about the way they were treated at the PoSGH and the death of their babies. We shall continue to issue more pre-action letters when we are finished interviewing these clients,” she said.Like in the previous pre-action letters sent on behalf of four families, Deosaran gave a synopsis of what transpired with Rattansingh and Bhagan’s twins Amari and Kyrie.The following day, they were called to a meeting with a doctor and informed that he had been accidentally fed breast milk from another mother by a nurse. The next day, they were told Amari had an infection and the bacteria was “Klebsiella”.Deosaran said the common thread amongst their clients was that they were all subjected to “hostile, hoggish, and unprofessional” behaviour from hospital staff.
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