Gamzu dies after 47-year-old coronary patient: ‘I take responsibility’

Gamzu dies after 47-year-old coronary patient: ‘I take responsibility’

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“It is my responsibility to provide quality medical care, and that Friday night we were not successful,” said prof. Ronni Gamzu, head of the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, said. “I take responsibility.”

The former commissioner of the coronavirus, who spent three months at the forefront of the country’s fight against COVID-19, responded to the tragic death of 47-year-old Moshe Harazy from the Yad Eliyahu area in Tel Aviv. He died Friday night when his ventilator’s breathing tube came loose and staff did not catch it in time.

As a result, the medical center has reduced its general care beds to add more staff support to its coronavirus units.

Gamzu told KAN Radio that he would “try very hard to visit the family and offer a personal explanation.” He said he had already visited his own staff and was going to reinforce them over the weekend.

“It’s very complex,” he told the radio station. ‘Such a thing should not happen, and we will all learn a lesson. I will not lie – the heavy property tax is taking its toll. ”

Israeli hospitals have burst from their seams in recent weeks, opening up additional coronavirus units as the daily count of patients continues to climb.

On Sunday morning, nearly 2,000 people were treated in Israel’s hospitals, including more than 1,200 in a serious condition. About 272 were intubated.

“You always have to make sure someone is watching,” Gamzu admitted. He said that this ‘medical malfunction’ leads to loss of life which he is very sorry about.

“I immediately thought to myself that I was wrong as hospital director,” he added. “Every moment, difficult decisions have to be made.”

He added that if a family member were to sit next to the patient, such a thing would not happen, but in the era of the coronavirus, it is not practical.

Harazy leaves behind a wife and five children.

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