Tragedy strikes as infant dies due to hospital refusal in Matara

Colombo, July 04 (Daily Mirror) -A 2-month-old baby died after choking on milk, reportedly because she was denied treatment at Matara District New Hospital in Kamburugamuwa.

The tragic event occurred on July 3, when the infant was denied entry to the Kamburugamuwa hospital’s emergency room.

The infant had been fed milk early that morning and soon developed complications. Subsequently, her parents rushed her to the Matara District New Hospital in a three-wheeler.

According to the parents, the hospital security personnel informed them that the emergency room was not operational and they could not accept the patient. 

The parents pleaded to be allowed to take their child inside or to use an ambulance to transport her to another facility. However, their requests were reportedly denied.

Then the parents transported the infant to the Matara General Hospital, located approximately 10 kilometers away. 

By the time they arrived, doctors at Matara General Hospital declared the baby dead, stating that her life could have been saved had she been brought in just 30 minutes earlier.