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Hospital sorry after outbreak of hepatitis C

Singapore鈥檚 largest hospital apologized yesterday after 22 kidney patients were infected with hepatitis C, with four dying in a rare outbreak at the prestigious facility.

The infections at the government-run Singapore General Hospital involved patients admitted to one ward between April and June.

Hospital officials said that while the four fatalities had other serious conditions, they were 鈥渘ot able to rule out the possibility鈥 that hepatitis C could have been a factor in their deaths.

Singapore鈥檚 health care system has been rated among the best in Asia and government hospitals are well-funded.

Patients from around the world fly in for treatment at the hospital and others in Singapore.

鈥淲e would like to apologize unreservedly for the grief, pain and anguish this has caused our patients and their families,鈥 hospital chief executive Ang Chong Lye said in a statement.

The Ministry of Health has formed an independent committee to review the findings of an internal investigation carried out by the hospital.

The Singapore Tourism Board says foreign patients spent SG$832 million (US$584 million) in 2013 for treatment in the country, which encourages 鈥渕edical tourism.鈥


 

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