Another man died in Plovdiv after wandering around hospitals – Society

A fourth COVID-19 patient died after wandering through Plovdiv hospitals. The tragic case of Yordan Nedev, 70, of Stamboliyski, was announced by his son Nikolay in an open letter to the media.

On November 12, his father, who suffered from heart disease and sleep apnea, was transferred in critical condition by the Emergency Department, first to St. George Hospital. From there he was redirected for admission to the Plovdiv Hospital.

However, the former District Hospital refused to hospitalize him despite the documents, shortness of breath, and low oxygen saturation.

He was sent home, where his condition worsened. The next day, his family called an ambulance again, which took him to St. Georgi University Hospital. “This time he was diagnosed with coronavirus and again referred to Plovdiv Hospital. However, on the advice of the” Ambulance “doctor, his relatives took him to the “St. Ivan Rilski” hospital, where he died.

Here is the full letter from Nikolay Nedev:

“My name is Nikolay Nedev and I am the son of the late Yordan Nedev, 70 years old from Stamboliyski city. My father had heart disease and sleep apnea.

His condition worsened on November 12, and our family called an ambulance. They took him to St. George Hospital, the Peshtersko Shosse Surgery Center. There they did the test and 2 rapid tests for coronavirus, both negative. My father stays in the emergency room from 11 am to 6 pm My mother asked what was happening and why he was waiting so long and they replied that they were looking for a place to receive him.

From the hospital, due to lack of space after a conversation with the Regional Coordination Center, he was referred for admission to MHAT-Plovdiv at 6:00 p.m. with respiratory disturbance and oxygen saturation of 70%, since normal values ​​are above 95%. Three doctors began to examine him again with headphones. A doctor at the District Hospital refused to accept it and advised him to buy a breathing apparatus. She told him that even if he accepted it, the path was such that in 4 days he would be discharged under the same conditions and would have to buy a respiratory device.

Although the documents from St. George’s Hospital said it was for admission, the doctor did not accept it. My father was sent home again, and of course his condition worsened. We called her personal physician and she and her husband, who is a cardiologist, were outraged that my father was not admitted to the hospital with such indicators.

At 10:30 p.m. we took him home to Stamboliyski. Meanwhile, it continued to deteriorate. My father could live, but the doctors did nothing, and for the precious 24 hours we were disconnected.

The next day, November 13, we call “Emergency” again. They took him back to Peshtersko Shosse’s operating rooms. From there they denied entry and gave us a document without a stamp and signature, which says that he has COVID-19, and they did not do a PCR test. They insisted that we take him to the Infectious Disease Clinic.

We called the family doctor again, who told us: “He has no fever, he has two negative rapid tests and if you put him in Infectious among the infected, you will lose him in hours.” The ambulance doctor called RHI and explained that my father had two negative tests and that the document that was with Kovid had neither a signature nor a stamp.

The ambulance doctor suggested that we take him to Ivan Rilski Hospital. He was already accepted there, but his saturation was 40% and in serious condition. The second day we received a call that my father had died.

We have no complaints, we even thank the St. George Hospital doctors for their attitude, but the District Hospital doctor is to blame for my father’s death.

If the Plovdiv Hospital doctor had admitted him to the hospital on the first day and provided the necessary assistance, he could have been alive.

We plan to consult a lawyer as well as the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee and will file a lawsuit.

In the 21st century, that attitude towards people is absurd. You cannot pay for your health insurance for the rest of your life and not get medical help, you will be left to die, taken from one hospital to another. What is this chaos in the health system?

People who have other diseases and do not have Covid-19, where to receive treatment? “