Health | Hospital accused of delayed treatment during delivery

Conde de São Januário Central Hospital (CHCSJ) responded to a recent controversy in town, concerning the institution, that states the hospital did not provide appropriate treatment to a baby who was born in the hospital in July.
The hospital was accused by a female Vietnamese non-
resident worker who gave birth to the baby and found out that the baby had been born with a congenital disease.
The mother accused the hospital of a delayed delivery process, and she believes this was the cause of the baby’s disease.
Since the mother of the new born baby is not a Macau resident, the couple had to pay 200 percent fees for medical services.
The couple now owe the hospital more than MOP100,000  for all of the medical services CHSJC provided before, during and after the baby’s birth, according to a report by Macau Concealers.
On Friday, the CHSJC claimed that the Vietnamese patient did not attend appointments in Macau before the delivery. The doctors performed the delivery procedure in agreement with the mother.
After the baby boy was born, he was transferred to Pediatrics for treatment and enhanced observation. There, the boy was diagnosed with cerebral hypoxia sequelae, although the institution denies that the problem was caused by a delayed or a long-
lasting medical treatment.
CHSJC in a statement assured that “the doctors, in this case, have provided necessary and timely treatment to the baby.”
The hospital is now requesting immediate payment from the patient.