Kaduna Hospital Sealed For Conducting Cesarean Section Without Theatre

Kaduna State government has sealed off a private hospital for carrying out a Cesarean Section (CS) without an operation theatre leading to the death of the affected woman (name withheld).

Lafiya Bestcare Specialist Hospital, located on Kinshasha Road, Ungwan Rimi, Kaduna North local government area of the state had at the weekend carried a CS without a theatre which led to the death of the woman though the baby survived it.

The chairman of Kaduna State Private Health Establishment Committee, Dr Mark Anthony who spoke during the exercise noted that the hospital was not certified to carry out any major operation by the State Ministry of Health because it lacks the basic requirements to do so.

He said the committee got a tip-off from an anonymous person that a woman had gone through a major operation at the hospital and died within 12 hours.

"After carrying out our preliminary investigation, we realised that though the facility was accredited by the Ministry of Health, based on their structure and minimum standard they have, they do not have a theatre but they can carry out minimal surgeries that they can meet up with.

"But unfortunately, they had major surgery, and a cesarean section was done and after delivery, the mother died but the baby was alive and was taken to another hospital where they manage pediatric patients.

"So, because of what has happened, we have to seal off the hospital to allow for further investigation to confirm why they did that because Kaduna State cannot condone a situation where facilities will be going beyond approvals of what services they should provide," he said.

Dr Mark Anthony said if the doctor who carried out the operation is found wanting after further investigation, he would be reported to all the regulatory bodies for sanctioning.

As of the time of this report, the doctor in charge of the hospital was yet to return his call. Though he picked up earlier, but promised to call back to submit his reaction to the government's action.