SALINAS, Calif.- New allegations claim Salinas Valley Memorial hospital kept quiet for more than two weeks after giving a family the wrong stillborn baby. A report provided by Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital to Ahmed and Hana Musa's attorney during court hearings. The Musa's attorney says it proves SVMH knew its mistake for close to 10 days before notifiying the parents.
Attorneys for Ahmed Musa and his wife Hana Mohammed Dharhan say they are changing part of the lawsuit filed against Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital for giving them the wrong stillborn baby.
The Musa's were notified that they buried the wrong baby on October 8, 2010 when a member of the Hospital staff called Ahmed Musa and said someone had found the body of a baby in the morgue with his wife's name attached to it. "SVMH told them that there had been two stillbirths the same day and that the hospital was pretty sure that the bodies of the two babies had been mixed up," the suit says.
To make things worse when the family received the body of Baby Musa it was beyond horrifying. It contained mold and had undergone decomposition,"described the lawsuit.
In a 20 page report to the CA Department of Public Health, Salinas Valley Memorial hospital chronicles the changes made in morgue policy after an inspection cited deficiencies.
The public health inspection was done after the still born baby mix-up and states:
"The hospital Quality/Risk Manager was interviewed and stated that on 9/29/10 the house supervisor had gone to the morgue and noted that Fetus 1 (expired) was still in one of the refridgerated compartments with the identification sticker attached to the plastic covering. This was unusual as she knew Fetus 1's body had been released earlier to the parents."
