The Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Jalingo, in Taraba State, has refuted claims of negligence by its medical experts in the treatment of a 400-level student from the State University, TSU.
The hospital has recently faced accusations of lack of promptness in attending to the emergency case of the 400-level student, who tragically lost their life in a hit-and-run incident.
In a press statement released on Thursday, the management of FMC Jalingo dismissed these allegations and urged the public to disregard the report, labeling it as misleading.
According to the hospital’s Head of Public Relations Unit, Agev Joseph Terlumun, the author of the allegations failed to present a balanced report before taking it to the press.
“The online news outlet rushed to the conclusion that our medical team neglected Joseph Afara and did not promptly attend to him, leading to his demise.
“Joseph Afara was brought to our facility by members of the Federal Road Safety Commission in their ambulance. He arrived at our accident and emergency unit during a busy period, with several other patients presenting various emergency cases,” the hospital stated.
“The late student was immediately attended to by the on-duty casualty doctor and the orthopaedic team on call.
After examination by the casualty officer, it was determined that the patient had sustained multiple frictional burns, a head injury, and an avulsion injury on the right thigh, and was in shock,” explained the hospital spokesperson.
FMC Jalingo then urged the press to always verify their sources before disseminating information to the public.
