Patient sent away without surgery for broken leg died of cardiac arrest

Akola Wayne

A post-mortem examination has revealed that the mother of 9 who succumbed after being sent away from the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) without scheduled surgery for her leg, died from cardiac arrest.

Akola Wayne, 41, of 247 Melanie Damishana Public Road, East Coast Demerara, had gone to the hospital last week Saturday with a broken leg. Her family said her leg was strapped with cardboard and she was given pain killers and told to return on Monday for surgery. On Monday, after