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THE HSE has said a full investigation is underway after the family of a Covid-19 victim received the wrong body.
The hospital confirmed that the incident took place at the Mullingar Regional Hospital morgue last Friday.
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Due to the contagious nature of the virus, deceased coronavirus victims are placed in a sealed body bag and relatives and funeral homes are not allowed to view the remains.
It has been said that the error was rectified.
‘OUR APOLOGIES’
Speaking today at the HSE briefing, COO Anne O’Connor announced that the incident was under investigation and offered her condolences to the family involved.
She said: “We hope it will be an isolated incident and there are certainly many procedures in place.
“That incident is being investigated and any learning from that, but obviously it is very important and critical to us.”
“We hope that the current policies and procedures ensure that this does not happen anywhere else.”
“Our apologies to the family in question, obviously this is a very disturbing time for them.”
A HSE spokesperson told Irish Mail on Sunday that the Eastern Ireland Hospital Group and Mullingar Regional Hospital are conducting a full internal review.
The spokesperson said: “I can confirm that on Friday the 24th of 2020, an incident occurred in the hospital morgue resulting in the release of incorrect remains to a funeral director. After detection, the error was rectified.
“We would like to offer our condolences to the families and sincerely apologize for the distress this has caused during this difficult time.
“The Eastern Ireland Hospital Group, together with Mullingar Regional Hospital, have convened their Serious Incident Management Team and are conducting a full internal review.
“The processes and protocols within the hospital and its morgue have been reviewed to mitigate this extremely rare event from happening again.”
UPDATE CASE
This occurs when 25 more people with Covid-19 have died in Ireland, the Health Department confirmed last night.
There have now been a total of 1,286 coronavirus-related deaths in Ireland.
343 new positive cases were also reported, bringing the total to 21,176 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
HPSC data, as of midnight on Thursday, April 30, reveals that 58 percent of cases are female and 42 percent are male.
The median age of confirmed cases is 49 years.
2,785 cases, 13 percent, have been hospitalized and of these, 368 cases have been admitted to the ICU.
Some 5,973 cases are associated with health workers.
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Dublin has the highest number of cases with 10,277, 50 percent of all cases.
This is followed by Kildare with 1,226 cases and then Cork with 1,156 cases.
Of those for whom transmission status is known, community transmission accounts for 63 percent, close contact represents 34 percent, and travel abroad accounts for 3 percent.
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