Baby dies while doctor plays game onlineBy Hu Yongqi (China Daily)
A 5-month old baby died in hospital while the doctor was playing a game online, an investigation has found.
The boy was taken to the Nanjing Children's Hospital last Tuesday with a serious eye infection that can lead to swelling inside the skull.
Though staff said the boy was doing fine in the afternoon, his condition worsened and he died about 1:30 the next morning.
Computer experts later found the ophthalmologist, Mao Xiaojun, had been playing a game of 'go' online, health officials said yesterday.
Mao will be dismissed from the hospital and deprived of his medical certificate. All other on-duty staff will be punished.
The incident came to light after an article posted on the Internet condemned Mao and the hospital, alleging he was playing online games.
The hospital initially said that Mao was writing his thesis that night.
However, health officials launched their own investigation.
"Mao lied to us a few days ago," Li Shaodong, director of the healthcare reform office of the Jiangsu health department, told China Daily yesterday.
"He admitted to playing the game of 'go' online after our computer experts checked out evidence on his computer."
He said Mao did not follow hospital regulations and his sluggish attitude toward patients led to the boy's death.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-11/13/content_8962040.htmThat is so sad!
