The Barcelona Prosecutor’s Office has denounced the director and three employees of a residence in Barcelona the place eight aged individuals died as a consequence of an outbreak of salmonella. The court docket has admitted the criticism that can also be directed towards the administration firm. Eight alleged crimes of great negligence leading to demise are attributed to them.
According to ‘El Periódico’, the occasions occurred on the finish of 2022 when there was an outbreak of salmonella within the residence that affected 39 individuals, 15 of whom have been hospitalized and eight died.
According to the textual content of the general public ministry, the residence didn’t notify any of the instances to the Public Health Agency of Barcelona (ASPB), in order that it “obstructed” the investigation course of and aggravated the implications of the outbreak.
Lack of hygiene and disinfection materials
It was the Agència de Salut Pública that introduced the information to the eye of the prosecution. During the go to to the residence services, the inspectors discovered deficiencies within the hygiene and cleanliness of the rooms. They additionally verified in successive visits by epidemiological technicians that hygienic measures to include the illness weren’t being utilized.
According to the letter, the shortage of hygiene, disinfection materials and protecting gear “was fixed”, regardless of the indications that have been initially given to the middle.
Suspecting that the residence was hiding data, the company requested medical studies from Salut. In the documentation of hospital admissions, the company found that the nursing dwelling was hiding what was taking place.
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