一家医院解决了一起因未诊断出导致妇女死亡的癌症病例,承认了涂片测试审查中的错误。 A hospital settled a case over missed cancer diagnoses that led to a woman’s death, acknowledging errors in smear test reviews.

Kevin Fitzpatrick在高等法院承认Portiuncula大学医院未对她2004年和2005年的涂片检查进行适当审查后, 解决了他妻子Maria在2009年死于宫颈癌的法律案件。 Kevin Fitzpatrick has settled a legal case over his wife Maria’s 2009 death from cervical cancer, following a High Court acknowledgment that Portiuncula University Hospital failed to properly review her 2004 and 2005 smear tests. 医院承认在评估异常细胞时有错误,而且缺少关键细节,她的家人说,这可能导致早期治疗并挽救了她的生命。 The hospital admitted errors in assessing abnormal cells and missing key details, which her family says could have led to early treatment and saved her life. 这项解决是在多年的法律行动之后达成的,包括法定精神压力赔偿金,但Fitzpatrick强调,任何补偿都无法取代损失。 The settlement, reached after years of legal action, includes a statutory mental distress payment, but Fitzpatrick stressed that no compensation can replace what was lost. 他强调了包括他儿子自杀在内的感情损失,并呼吁在医疗保健方面进行系统性改革,以确保问责制、透明度和更安全的医疗做法。 He highlighted the emotional toll, including his son’s suicide, and called for systemic reforms in healthcare to ensure accountability, transparency, and safer medical practices.