A hospital has apologised in court for the quality of care given to a man who went in for an angiogram but later had to have his right leg amputated. The unreserved apology contained in a letter from Letterkenny University Hospital, Donegal was read to the High Court today as 77-year-old Hugh McElroy settled his action against the HSE. In the first week of October 2014, Mr McElroy developed groin hematoma in or around the site where the angiogram had been inserted and was in severe pain when readmitted to Letterkenny Hospital. During a period in which he was transferred to another hospital Mr McElroy, it was claimed, required treatment for multiple infections as well as multiple surgeries and his right leg was amputated on September 29, 2015. It was claimed there was a failure to provide an acceptable standard of care to Mr McElroy and his condition was allowed to deteriorate while an inpatient at Letterkenny Hospital.

Source: Irish Examiner April 05, 2019 11:37 UTC