Horror as hospital worker, 38, dies after falling off a STRETCHER with no guardrail after routine operation
- Brenda Berges died on Monday, seven days after falling from a hospital stretcher
- She was under anesthesia on a stretcher without a guardrail
A 38-year-old woman has died after falling at the Buenos Aires hospital where she worked after undergoing a colonoscopy.
Brenda Berges was admitted to Domingo Mercante Hospital on May 13 and was anesthetized as required by procedural guideline.
Berges was still under the effects of the anesthesia when she was placed on a stretcher that had no guardrail.
She was in her room trying to move in the gurney when she fell to the floor.
Brenda Berges underwent a colonoscopy on May 13 at Domingo Mercante Hospital, where she also worked, and fell from a stretcher without a guardrail. Berges, who was under anesthesia at the time of the fall, fractured her skull and jaw and was treated for internal bleeding. She died on Monday at the Esteban Echeverría Bicentennial Hospital
A friend told Argentinian news outlet Diario Efecto that Brenda Berges (pictured) was kept at Domingo Mercante Hospital for two days after suffering the tragic fall and that her family was not informed until she was transferred to Esteban Echeverría Bicentennial Hospital , where she died on Monday.
Berges suffered a fracture to her skull and jaw and was treated for internal bleeding.
Berges spent two days in the Domingo Mercante Hospital and was then transferred to the Esteban Echeverría Bicentennial Hospital, where she was kept under observation for another five days before succumbing to her injuries on Monday.
One of her friends told local online news channel Diario Efecto that staff at Domingo Mercante Hospital kept her family in the dark before contacting them.
“They hid her for two days until the family became aware that they were moving her to Bicentennial and that’s where they had to know what was happening,” the man said.
Buenos Aires’ Health Ministry told La Nación newspaper that it was investigating the incident.
Berges worked as a department administrator at the Domingo Mercante Hospital.
Buenos Aires’ Health Ministry is investigating the Domingo Mercante Hospital after the death of its employee, who died on Monday, a week after she fell from a stretcher without guardrails while recovering from a colonoscopy
Domingo Mercante Hospital staff reportedly only alerted the family of one of its employees, Brenda Berges, two days after she fell off a stretcher while recovering from a colonoscopy.
Brenda Berges was hospitalized at Esteban Echeverría Bicentennial for five days, where she was treated for internal bleeding before dying on Monday.
“It is with deep pain that we inform the community that today our wonderful colleague and employee of Mercante Hospital, Brenda Berges, passed away,” the medical institution said in a statement. ‘We are supporting the family and loved ones during this very difficult time.’
Berges’ friends flooded social media networks, showering her with praise and calling for justice.
“Such sad news, Brenda Berges is flying high and I hope you rest in peace,” Salo Sánchez wrote. “I hope that your holy father Xangô will take into account the injustice done to you.”
“You are more than a colleague,” said someone from Domingo Mercante Hospital. ‘You were a sister, aunt, partner. A tireless fighter who always found a way to smile despite adversity.’