Death at Australian Hospital Due to Mismanagement: Review

Death at Australian Hospital Due to Mismanagement: Review
**FILE** A Monday, July 23, 2018 file photo of Caboolture Hospital in Caboolture, 51 km North of Brisbane. It has been three years since school teacher Olivia Keating went to Caboolture Hospital for a caesarean and emerged with part of her bowel sewn into the wall of her abdomen, Tuesday, September 21, 2021. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING
Daniel Y. Teng
By Daniel Y. Teng, Writer
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One death at a hospital in the Australian state of Queensland was caused by mismanagement stemming from a “negative workplace culture” which potentially compromised quality of care, according to an inquiry.

The Metro North Hospital and Health Service, which covers northern Brisbane, is carrying out a review into its operations after the state opposition party publicised claims that surgical negligence and a culture of bullying existed at the Caboolture Hospital.

Daniel Y. Teng
Daniel Y. Teng
Writer
Daniel Y. Teng is based in Brisbane, Australia. He focuses on national affairs, including federal politics and Australia-China relations. Got a tip? Contact him at [email protected].
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