Gozitan hospital refused ultrascan due to inauguration, parents insist

A family is insisting that two Gozitan Hospital employees told them they could not perform an ultrasound scan on their child because of the inauguration of the new Radiology Department.

27 March 2011, 12:00am
by Julia Farrugia

Weekly newspaper Illum reports that patients who were refused service at the Gozo Hospital's radiology department have corroborated new claims by health employees who said radiology services were suspended pending the official inauguration of the department.

However, the Gozitan Ministry is denying the allegations, saying the inauguration would not have affected the hospital’s day to day operation.