The family of a patient with Sh23 million medical bill at Karen Hospital says they neither disappeared nor abandoned her as alleged by the facility. Jacklyne Mutaki walked into Karen Hospital on February 16 last year for an elective CS but never left the theatre the same person. “My wife has been in Karen Hospital for more than one-and-a-half years because of brain injury attributed to the doctor’s negligence and not recurrent chest infections as indicated in the affidavit by Karen Hospital,” he says. However, the hospital wants Jacklyne transferred to a public hospital, possibly KNH or home-based care, citing the accumulated medical bill that the family cannot afford to clear. Karen Hospital lawyer said that with each passing day, the bill increases and is now close to Sh30 million.

Source: The Star October 20, 2020 02:03 UTC