Case of female student being "touched": Suspected suspect of evading crime, Ministry of Health investigates

Viet Duc Hospital said it had invited the police to verify the incident where an employee was accused of touching a female student while taking an X-ray. The Ministry of Health requested the hospital to urgently verify.

Recently, a clip spread on social networks of a 16-year-old female patient's family who was present at Viet Duc University Hospital asking for clarification on the case of a person believed to be an employee of the Department of Diagnostic Imaging (X-ray). -quang) of the hospital had the act of touching his daughter's sensitive area.

Specifically, according to shared information, a 16-year-old female patient previously had a traffic accident on September 9 and was transferred to Viet Duc Friendship Hospital. Family members said that at around 1:30 a.m. while taking X-rays, the imaging staff touched a sensitive area. At that time, because he and his wife were far away, he and his wife were not the ones who directly took their child to the hospital.

According to family members, the employee whose name was reported is B. Family members hope the hospital will soon clarify. Immediately after being posted on social networks, the information received the attention of many people.

Immediately after receiving feedback from the patient's family, Viet Duc Hospital invited local police to verify the incident and provide full information about the shift and people involved in the incident. Currently, the hospital is also monitoring and waiting for verification from authorities.

The hospital representative said that the person accused by the patient's family was not a hospital employee but an intern, residing in Tuyen Quang province.

Viet Duc Hospital also invited the police to verify the case and is waiting for the results. According to the hospital, the accused person is not a medical staff member of the hospital but an intern. Due to being too confused when receiving information, this student wrote a report and then returned to his hometown.

"The incident occurred on September 9. After receiving information from family members, this employee was so confused that he wrote a report and then returned to his hometown in Tuyen Quang. We contacted and requested This friend went to Hanoi to work with the authorities," he informed.

According to assignment, interns on duty in the X-ray room are responsible for receiving documents and preparing patients for imaging. The hospital's technical staff will be the one performing the imaging technique.

Talking to the press, Associate Professor, Dr. Luong Ngoc Khue, Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management (Ministry of Health), also said that he had asked Viet Duc Friendship Hospital to verify information, clarify the incident and issue a report. specific report.

"If there are violations, the hospital needs to handle them strictly," Associate Professor Khue emphasized.

Immediately afterwards, the Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management (Ministry of Health) said he had requested Viet Duc Hospital (Hanoi City) to report on the information that X-ray staff at Viet Duc Hospital were accused of assaulting touched a 16-year-old female patient.

In an official dispatch sent to Viet Duc Hospital, the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management also requested the hospital to fully and seriously report that the hospital has implemented Criterion A4.2 "Patients' right to privacy is respected" in the Ministry. Vietnamese hospital quality criteria version 2.0 (issued in 2016) in recent years.

The report should clearly state the review of implementation of Subsection 15 "Patients undergoing obstetric and gynecological ultrasound are provided with towels to cover their bodies (or specially designed gowns or gowns), ensuring privacy." for sick people".

Hospitals need to publicize verification results on mass media; Have a written response directly to the patient's family and quickly report the results to the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management, Ministry of Health before September 20.

Leaders of Viet Duc Hospital said that Hang Bong Ward Police (Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi) are currently verifying and clarifying information reflecting that an employee of the Imaging Department was accused of touching a 16-year-old female patient.

Hang Bong Ward Police said the unit had received a request to verify and clarify the case from the hospital.

Regarding this incident, a leader of Viet Duc Hospital said that the hospital had transferred related information to the police agency, requesting to clarify the incident.

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