The Telemark hospital gave inappropriate treatment to a patient – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio

The Telemark hospital gave inappropriate treatment to a patient who was later found dead. This is written by the State Administrator in Vestfold and Telemark in a press release. Found dead The patient was to be taken to the emergency department for treatment, but was instead sent to the emergency room. From there, the patient was returned to his home, where he was later found dead. The state administrator considers it very serious that there has been a new failure in the services at Telemark Hospital, shortly after the incident from December 2022, where two people in Kragerø died. – Serious consequences The State Administrator believes that Telemark Hospital has failed again. The county doctor harshly criticizes the hospital in his new report. Sigmund Skei, county doctor. Photo: Hege Therese Holtung / news – This is the second case in a relatively short time where the ambulance service has made a mistake and it has had serious consequences, says county doctor Sigmund Skei. – Therefore, we think that there must be something with the systems in the hospital that may not be working quite as they should, says Skei.



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