– I hope that I can pave the way for others who have applied to the hospital for compensation, says the former patient, who wishes to remain anonymous. He was operated on incorrectly by doctor Jerlan Omarchanov at Flekkefjord Hospital in 2016. For several years, news has written about the incorrect operations that the doctor has been involved in. Now the first patient has received compensation from the hospital. Omarchanov operated on the patient for appendicitis, but it turned out to be a tumor. Omarchanov attempted to remove the tumor, without assistance. This despite the fact that he did not have the required skills. And despite the fact that in Flekkefjord one should not carry out gastro-surgical interventions, according to the state administrator, who has concluded that the law has been broken. The botched operation caused the cancer to spread, and the man received a worse prognosis. He is still ill with cancer today, and it is uncertain whether he will ever fully recover. – A battle against the hospital The hospital does not acknowledge that they have made any mistakes in the case, but have entered into a settlement with the patient for compensation. – It is a relief, because this has been a battle. And the financial aspect always hangs over you, says the patient, who for legal reasons cannot disclose the amount of the compensation. Communications director Signy Svendsen at Sørlandet Hospital confirms that a settlement has been reached. – Sørlandet Hospital is satisfied that the parties reached an agreement, says Svendsen. news has been in contact with Omarchanov’s Norwegian lawyer. He has not commented on the matter. In recent years, news has written about a number of botched operations from the local hospital in Flekkefjord. Photo: Per-Kåre Sandbakk / news – The management should go to Attorney Carl Aasland Jerstad represents the patient who has now received compensation. He believes Sørlandet Hospital should take greater responsibility for the errors that have occurred. – The hospital has tried to shift the responsibility onto the doctor who operated incorrectly. He believes they have not taken enough responsibility in the matter. – The company has adopted a corporate fine, adopted by the board. With that we acknowledged the company’s responsibility, replies clinic director Øystein Evjen Olsen at Sørlandet Hospital in Flekkefjord. Lawyer Carl Aasland Jerstad at the Haver law firm. Photo: Private Total system failure Jerstad has several clients who have taken legal action against the hospital after being wrongly treated by the same doctor. At the same time, lawyer Jan Inge Thesen in Oslo represents between 20 and 30 patients who demand compensation after incorrect treatments. – This has been an extremely important matter to pursue. Society must open its eyes to what is happening. There has been a total system failure in Flekkefjord, Jerstad believes. He also believes that the new case from Flekkefjord shows that the hospital is still not on target to clean up. An orthopedist in his 40s has been charged by the police after an incorrect treatment. It is the second doctor from the hospital who has been under investigation in the past year. – It doesn’t seem like they take things seriously. The whole management should go, the lawyer believes. Sørlandet hospital replies that the choice of words will be at the lawyer’s expense. – We apologize for the case from 2020, which deals with an unwanted incident. The company and SSF work continuously on improvement. This is not something that a hospital will finish with, but something that must be worked on continuously, says Evjen Olsen.
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