74-year-old Olive Doyle died due to steroid toxicity from cancer treatment; hospital apologized for postmortem miscommunication.
74-year-old Olive Doyle died at St Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin due to pneumonia and COPD caused by severe multiple steroid toxicity from cancer treatment. The hospital apologized after a miscommunication led to her body being released without a postmortem examination. The inquest heard concerns from her family about lack of communication and her movement to seven different wards. The hospital has reviewed the incident and assured that such mistakes will not happen again.
August 15, 2024
3 Articles