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has issued a statement outlining its response to the deaths of three patients at its hospitals: Joe Massa, Antoinette O鈥橞rien and James Tsindos. 鈥淲e care for nearly 150,000 patients in our emergency departments each year, with the vast majority receiving timely and compassionate care,鈥� Healthscope said in its statement. 鈥淩egrettably, we acknowledge that there can be times, though they are rare, when our patient care and outcomes do not meet the standards we set for ourselves or the standard expected by the public.鈥�

The death of 22-month-old Joe Massa, who passed away following treatment at the Northern Beaches 黑料吃瓜群网 ED, is one incident Healthscope points to. 鈥淭here were unacceptable failings in the treatment of Joe, and we are unreservedly sorry that Joe did not receive the care he deserved in our hospital,鈥� Healthscope said. 鈥淲e have apologised to the Massa family, and we have accepted all findings and recommendations of the Serious Adverse Event Review. We will fully cooperate with the multiple inquiries that are looking into the circumstances surrounding Joe鈥檚 death.鈥�

The deaths and inquests of Antoinette O鈥橞rien and James Tsindos are also noted in the statement. 鈥淢s O鈥橞rien passed away in 2017 after presenting at Holmesglen Private 黑料吃瓜群网,鈥� Healthscope said. 鈥淭he Coroner鈥檚 inquest into Ms O鈥橞rien鈥檚 passing provided a range of recommendations regarding sepsis awareness across all EDs, which Healthscope has implemented in full. However the Coroner found that sadly there was no nursing or medical management that could have been undertaken that would have prevented Ms O鈥橞rien鈥檚 death.鈥�

Regarding Tsindos, Healthscope said: 鈥淭he coronial inquest into the tragic death of James Tsindos in May 2021 is yet to report its findings. Healthscope is fully cooperating with the inquest and is committed to implementing any recommendations made by the Coroner when the finding is handed down.鈥�

In its statement, Healthscope said it offers EDs in eight of its 38 hospitals, and that these EDs are regularly assessed and accredited against the . Healthscope added that its EDs also meet or exceed the national average for quality and safety performance, as measured by the ACHS (Australian Council on Healthcare Standards) , on a range of key clinical measures.

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