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SFH responds to Eastern Hospital incident

In response to media enquiries on the decision of the Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital to immediately terminate the employment of the mortuary technician, the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, said today (February 19) that this was a penalty the mortuary technician deserved.

But Dr Chow hoped that the technician would tell the truth of the missing baby body incident to let the baby��s parents know what had actually happened.

"The incident was a grave but important lesson for the Hospital Authority (HA). I hope the staff of HA can learn from mistakes, have the courage to face up mistakes and respond to the concerns and worries of the patients and their families proactively.

"I believe that the majority of the staff are working earnestly and passionately, and they would continue to provide quality and professional health care services to the public," Dr Chow said.



Ends/Thursday, February 19, 2009
Issued at HKT 21:13

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