Second blackout in a few days in the operating block of San Michele, in Cagliari .
Yesterday morning, around 9:00 a.m., a sudden power outage alerted patients and healthcare workers. The same incident had occurred 10 days earlier, on January 12th , also in the morning: on that occasion , a patient already under anesthesia was awakened .
Now the USB union wants to see clearly and denounces the "total silence" of Arnas Brotzu , which has not responded to a request for clarification sent through the Workers' Representative for Safety, Gianfranco Angioni.
Power outages in a critical area like the operating room are "extremely dangerous," USB emphasizes. The union has asked the company for a detailed report of the events and to open an internal investigation to determine the causes and any liability. "We have also requested the immediate adoption of corrective and preventive measures and the updating of the Risk Assessment Document with specific reference to electrical risks and power continuity in critical areas," the union emphasizes.
A letter that remained unanswered, despite its urgency: " The company's failure to respond to events of this gravity is unacceptable . It fuels concern among workers and patients and also creates strong public alarm and growing external visibility regarding a situation that should be handled with the utmost transparency and promptness."
Brotzu clarified in a statement this evening that "only" four of the 23 operating rooms were affected by the power outage and that, "thanks to the efficient internal organization of Arnas, the commitment of the technical and healthcare staff, and the timely resolution of the problem, overall surgical activity was not slowed down or postponed." In short, "no inconvenience to patients."
The theaters, suspended as a precaution, were reopened after checks on the systems and equipment, which gave a "positive result."
(Unioneonline)
