Ortiz say he waited five years for the kidney.
“I was on 100 percent kidney failure. Without a kidney, my life expectancy.my time was running out,” said Ortiz. “It went good, I m doing good. The kidney came from a young person, it was a good [and] healthy kidney.”
However, Ortiz says he was shocked to hear that there was a kidney mix-up just days before his major surgery at the same hospital.
“Everyone was calling me afterwards and saying was that you? Was that you? And no it wasn t, he added.
On Wednesday, UH released another statement: University Hospitals is unable to comment further about details of the transplant event while investigations by outside agencies and our own internal quality and compliance experts continue. We assure our patients, caregivers and the community we serve of our commitment to accountability and to the highest standards of medical care. UH will take the actions necessary to prevent such a mistake from ever happening again. In respect fo
University Hospitals: Transplant recipient got kidney intended for a different patient
UH has notified the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) about the incident. Two UH employees have been placed on administrative leave. Author: Dave Dino DeNatale, Laura Caso Published: 5:32 PM EDT July 12, 2021 Updated: 12:25 AM EDT July 13, 2021
CLEVELAND University Hospitals has confirmed to 3News this afternoon that an error took place several days ago resulting in a patient receiving a kidney that was intended for someone else.
UH spokesperson George Stamatis told 3News Laura Caso that the incident happened on July 2. We are dismayed that an error recently occurred resulting in one patient receiving a kidney intended for another. The kidney is compatible and the patient is recovering as expected. Another patient’s transplant surgery has been delayed, Stamatis wrote in a statement.
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