{"id":67704,"date":"2025-06-10T12:09:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T12:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=67704"},"modified":"2025-06-10T12:09:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T12:09:44","slug":"fmc-abuja-debunks-neglect-claim-in-viral-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/06\/10\/fmc-abuja-debunks-neglect-claim-in-viral-video\/","title":{"rendered":"FMC Abuja Debunks Neglect Claim in Viral Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Adenike Lawal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Medical Centre Abuja has denied claims of negligence following a viral video suggesting accident victims were abandoned at its premises, insisting all patients received timely treatment and were discharged the same day.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, Dr Bioku Muftau, Head of Clinical Services, described the video as misleading and damaging.<\/p>\n<p>He clarified that one of the victims seen with a head injury was promptly stabilized and treated before being discharged on June 6.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the hospital has launched an internal investigation into the actions of eight staff members; four doctors, two nurses, and two hospital attendants on duty during the incident. The move follows a directive from the Minister of State for Health, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are taking this incident seriously. All involved staff are under review and anyone found culpable will face appropriate disciplinary action,\u201d Dr Muftau said. \u201cWe maintain a zero-tolerance policy on professional negligence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized the hospital\u2019s ongoing commitment to quality care, revealing that regular training and capacity building for staff is a key part of operations.<\/p>\n<p>Newly hired personnel are also scheduled for orientation and professional development sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Refuting reports that FMC turns away emergencies due to lack of space, Dr Muftau stressed the hospital\u2019s no-refusal policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven when we\u2019re at full capacity, we make provisions for emergency cases. Our inclusion in the National Emergency Management and Ambulance System is recent, but our policy of not rejecting patients predates that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Muftau highlighted FMC\u2019s support for vulnerable patients, citing recent examples where the hospital covered treatment for unconscious or unidentified individuals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe carried out emergency surgery on a stabbing victim without ID and treated another unconscious patient who was later reunited with family. These were covered through our indigent patient fund,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also dismissed concerns about resource constraints, noting that the hospital is well-staffed with over 100 consultants, including three neurosurgeons and five urologists exceeding the capacity of many teaching hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>FMC Abuja assured the public that findings from the ongoing investigation will be made public and urged patience as it works to maintain trust in its services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adenike Lawal &nbsp; The Federal Medical Centre Abuja has denied claims of negligence following a viral video suggesting accident victims were abandoned at its premises, insisting all patients received timely treatment and were discharged the same day. Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, Dr Bioku Muftau, Head of Clinical Services, described the video [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":67705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[184,172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67704"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67706,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67704\/revisions\/67706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}