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The Ekiti State government has sacked a surgeon at the State’s University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) following the outcome of the investigation by the Panel of Enquiry into the removal of a patient’s kidney.
Naija News reports that the seven-member panel, chaired by Professor Francis Faduyile, was constituted about two weeks ago after a claim by a patient identified as Joshua Afolayan, who underwent a surgical procedure at the state Teaching Hospital.
Reacting to details of the investigation submitted by the panel, the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Oyebanji Filani, in a statement on Friday, announced that the surgeon has been dismissed with immediate effect.
Filani noted that the Ekiti State government will cover Joshua Afolayan’s transplant expenses.
The statement reads, “The surgeon who had primary responsibility for the surgery is to be dismissed EKSUTH with immediate effect. All members of the surgical team present in the theatre on the day of the operation are to be suspended for one month, pending further administrative review.
“The Ekiti State Government will bear full cost of a new kidney transplant for Mr Joshua Afolayan and also take responsibility for his post-transplant care and transplant related medical maintenance for two years.
“In line with the recommendations of the Panel, a comprehensive reorganisation of relevant departments within EKSUTH will be undertaken to strengthen clinical governance, accountability, and patient safety.”
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