BY FELIPE CELINO
ROXAS City — Jen Fred Aranzado, the six-year-old who died due to alleged negligence of hospital personnel, was laid to rest on Saturday.
His family, mostly especially his father, Rene, was seeking justice for his death.
Rene asked the help of provincial government officials.
“If not for the negligence of the [Roxas Memorial Provincial Hospital], my son would still be alive,” he said in grief.
Rene was hoping that the concerned hospital personnel will be bothered by their conscience.
Jen Fred Aranzado was one of the three children of Rene whose livelihood is making copra in Brgy. Majanlud, Sapian, Capiz. His remains were laid at the Sapian Cemetery.
He died on the eve of New Year’s Day at the Roxas Memorial Provincial Hospital allegedly due to negligence.
Dr. Delmar Brodeth was the “surgeon-on-call” at the time.
Dr. Ma. Celinni Bauson, acting chief of RMPH, relieved him from his duties and responsibilities upon the order of Tanco.
Brodeth did not appear or respond for about nine hours when Aranzado was confined in RMPH, said Provincial Legal Office chief Jose Villanueva.
The surgeon’s contract of services will not be renewed pending investigation by the Office of the Governor, he said.
Villanueva said his office is investigating the incident. He said the Sangguniang Panlalawigan may conduct a parallel investigation.
Earlier, the SP approved a resolution that requested Gov. Victor Tanco Sr. to investigate the death of Aranzado.
The resolution, authored by SP member Remia Bartolome, is now at the Office of the Governor, said Villanueva.
In a memorandum, Tanco also directed Bauson for the immediate total revamp of the entire personnel assigned to the admitting section, emergency room and outpatient department of the state-run hospital.
The course of action is without prejudice to whatever findings the investigation may come up, which will be the subject of an appropriate administrative action, the memorandum said.
