Private hospital in China suspends operations after allegation it tricked a minor into having unnecessary cervical surgery
- The girl’s parents claim she was tricked into having surgery to remove cervical polyps
- The hospital was also suspended because the surgery took place without a guardian’s consent or presence
A private hospital in northern China was told to suspend its business following an allegation that a 17-year-old girl was tricked into having cervical surgery and coerced to write an IOU for the bill.
Xingan Hospital in Ankang, Shaanxi, central China, was found to have substandard management after it carried out the surgery on a minor without the presence and the signature of her guardian, the local government said on Thursday.
Public backlash was triggered after the parents of the girl, surnamed Lu, wrote on Weibo that their daughter was cheated by the hospital to have “fake” surgery to remove cervical polyps. The parents said the girl did not have that problem at all.
According to the parents’ post, the girl was feeling unwell and made an inquiry on the hospital’s website and was told to go to the hospital for a check-up.
Earlier this week Lu went to the hospital where a doctor surnamed Cao told her to take an ultrasound examination before ushering her into an operating room.