The town of Alpachiri, La Pampa is mobilized, after the death of Heraldo “Lalo” Pasini of 32 years, who with his family wandered through the hospital of Alpachiri “Enrique Ferreti” and the Hospital Santa Rosa since December 24. The death of Lalo Pasini occurred last Wednesday at the Santa Rosa Hospital, where he had been referred from the Alpachiri hospital, as a result of complications in his state of health. According to the testimony of the relatives, it all began on December 24, when Heraldo manifested severe pain in the lower abdomen, and was transferred from his home to the Alpachiri Hospital, where he was hospitalized. There he was diagnosed with “kidney stones”, given a painkiller and hours later discharged “they prescribe queterolac, an ultrasound and urinalysis only for Monday, why it was a long weekend,” says the family. However the pains did not cease and the next day they returned and again he was hospitalized. There the relatives requested that he be transferred to the Hospital of Santa Rosa, but the diagnosis was still “kidney stones”, so, with the medications administered, he should dismiss them naturally so that a few hours later, they send him back to his home. ” I could no longer walk from the pain and as I suffered from the heart they said it was because the pills did harm to the stomach, “they commented from their environment. On Monday, January 3, Heraldo re-entered the Hospital, where he was seen by a doctor, who spoke with the surgeon who had scheduled an operation for the next day, after reviewing the studies. Once again the family insists that he be transferred to the Hospital of Santa Rosa, where he finally arrived, already with a Septic Shock, and dies. After the family’s claim, the people called for a march that was held in the city against the Alpachiri Hospital, because it is not the first accusation of malpractice that is attributed to the establishment and its health personnel.
Similarly, the Attorney General of General Acha, Paula Duscher, acted ex officio and resolved to initiate an investigation. The Ministry of Health of the province already has a summary underway. The prosecutor carried out two raids: one at the Alpachiri Hospital and another at the Santa Rosa Sanatorium. “What we are going to find out is if there was a crime in that journey and there is responsibility of some professional,” explained the prosecutor from Achense. For this Friday at 7 p.m. a mobilization is called in front of the Hospital “to accompany Lalo’s family and ask for the resignation of those responsible” under the #niunavidamenos.
