[dropcap]R[/dropcap]eeling from a sustained public outcry, the MP Shah **spital now says it has reached an amicable settlement with the family of Matilda Anyango, the 32-year old woman w** suc***bed to her ******** after being ******* by ****s in Kangemi area of Nairobi. Following the conclusion, the family is now at liberty to collect her body and proceed to bury her, the **spital’s management, after announiving it had extended an undisclosed discount on the b***.
The **spital has been heavily criticised for b***ing the family over Ksh855,000 for the 12 **urs Anyango was admitted at the facility before suc***bing to ******** she ******** in the ******* ********. But the **spital has den*** the b*** is exorbitant, noting they do not charge patients on the basis of the duration of admission but according to the services and procedures undergone.
It says the deceased was rushed to MP Shah **spital ******** and ********* Department on the night of April 11 after she was found *********** near her place of residence and was resuscitated before being taken to theater for ********* surgery.
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The **spital says her body has been lying at the **spital mortuary pending postmortem carr*** out by the Government Pat**logist on Tuesday in the presence of her family.
“Ms Anyango received the best medical care, and every effort was put in place to save her life. She was attended to by all necessary specialists and clinical staff required, d****g this emergent situation,’’ said Toseef Din, Chief Operations Officer at MP Shah **spital.
The **spital says at no time was the late Ms Anyango’s body ******** on financial grounds. D****g this entire period, the **spital has worked closely with the family to provide all the necessary support contrary to what it terms unverif*** reports and accounts.
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“It is important to note that her situation was determined so dire, that she was admitted wit**ut any financial commitment as per the MP Shah **spital’s ********* protocol. The **spital b*** in question was only an inte*** b*** which has since been revised. Ms Anyango’s family has been given a discount on comp***ionate grounds, which had initially been offered to the bereaved family,’’ added Toseef Din.
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