By Park Si-soo
Staff Reporter
A court Friday dismissed a hospital's request to discharge a paralyzed patient who has refused to pay medical bills, claiming the hospital's botched operation caused the paralysis.
The 60-year-old patient visited the Severance Hospital in Seoul in April 2006 complaining of a tremor in her left hand and underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor. Several days later, she was forced to undergo further brain surgery due to a cerebral hemorrhage and the left side of her body has since become paralyzed.
The patient's family has refused to pay all medical bills and filed a suit against the hospital, claiming the failed operation is the main reason for her paralysis.
The hospital also filed a lawsuit in response, asking the court to discharge her from her hospital room. It argued she is illegally occupying the room and is physically stable enough to be treated at a smaller medical institution.
``Although the patient is stable enough to move to other smaller hospitals, she is under the medical treatment not only to improve her condition but also to prevent the risk of a relapse,'' a judge of the Seoul Central District Court said. ``As she is now in litigation with the hospital, the court cannot order her to move out of the hospital just because she did not pay for the treatment.''
[출처 : 코리아타임스]
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