
"Queen Geraldine" Hospital reacted to the death of a few days old baby, with the initials BD
The hospital informs that the mother of the baby did not follow the pregnancy near this maternity hospital and after the birth the neonatologists diagnosed the baby with a cardiac anomaly.
The maternity hospital also clarifies that the diagnosis was confirmed by cardiopediatric doctors of QSUT and that the referral and transfer protocols were strictly followed.
The reaction of the "Queen Geraldine" hospital:
"Clarification of the Obstetrics Service and Neonatal Reanimation Clinic team at SUOGJ" Queen Geraldine"
Based on the articles published by some media, about the loss of life of the baby (9 days old) with the initials BD, in QSUT, after a heart surgery, due to a congenital cardiac anomaly, the team of doctors at SUOGJ "Queen Geraldine ”, once again expressing the most sincere condolences to the family for the loss of their child's life, clarifies the public opinion, as follows:
The patient with the initials KD, gave birth to her baby on 13.08.23 near the "Queen Geraldine" maternity hospital, under the maximum care of the medical and nursing staff. We clarify that the mother did not follow the pregnancy at our maternity hospital. Immediately after birth, neonatologists suspected and diagnosed the baby with congenital cardiac anomalies, a diagnosis which was confirmed by cardiopediatric doctors of QSUT one day after birth. The protocol of referral and transfer of the baby to QSUT for further treatment was strictly followed, as the only National Center for the treatment of cardiac anomalies in Albania.
The team of doctors at the "Queen Geraldine" maternity hospital assures the citizens that it has been and is fully committed to guarantee medical service with maximum professionalism for every woman and baby born in this maternity hospital, which hosts over 6,000 births per year.
Neonatal resuscitation provides services to more than 2,000 children per year who are born in our hospital but also from other cities of Albania, as one of the reference centers for neonatal resuscitation in the country", says the reaction