The hospital management made a statement regarding the allegations of Victory Party Giresun Provincial Chairman Mesut Aydın that S.T., who worked as a cleaning officer or assistant personnel at the Private Giresun Island Hospital, participated in surgical procedures without having medical training and authority.
Chief physician of the hospital, Dr. Cenap Damcı denied the allegations and stated that the person in question worked as an assistant personnel in the operating room.
Stating that the hospital has been serving the region for 17 years and operates in accordance with the rules of the Ministry of Health, Damcı stated that they are committed to the principles of patient safety, medical ethics and professional responsibility.
"THE PERCEPTION WAS CREATED AS IF THE CLEANING PERSONNEL WERE PERFORMING SURGERY"
Arguing that the allegations do not reflect the truth, Damcı stated that the surgeon, operating nurse and anesthesia team were on duty in the images shared with the public.
Damcı used the following statements in his statement:
"As can be seen from the image subject to the complaint, the surgeon who performed the surgery, the operating nurse, and the anesthesia team were on duty. In this irrational claim, the false perception was created as if the cleaning staff was performing surgery, and nearly 500 employees in our hospital were placed under suspicion.
As it is known, there are auxiliary support personnel in the operating room. The duties of these personnel are to ensure that the materials used in the operating room are supplied when needed and delivered to the surgery. "It is documented that the aforementioned assistant personnel received the closed method vein removal course certificate in 2017, which is very rare in Türkiye."
"HOSTILITY DUE TO ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDING" CLAIM
Chief Physician Damcı also claimed that there was personal hostility behind Zafer Party Giresun Provincial Chairman Mesut Aydın's allegations against the hospital.
Damcı argued that enforcement proceedings were initiated against Aydın due to an unpaid debt, and therefore false allegations were made in order to harm the hospital.
Claiming that Aydın's injustice was revealed by two separate expert reports, Damcı claimed that the complaints he made before were examined by official institutions and were found to be unrealistic.
Damcı also claimed that Aydın pretended that his father, who was alive, was dead in order to open an investigation against an emergency physician working in the hospital.
HE ALSO RESPONDED TO THE CLAIMS REGARDING THE NEWBORN SERVICE
Damcı argued that Aydın had previously made false claims about the hospital's neonatal service.
Claiming that news was made as if a patient was being admitted to the ward, which was closed due to sprinkler system renovation, Damcı claimed that Aydın entered the area in question without permission and took a video.
Damcı claimed that when Aydin's statement was taken, he said that he received the images from another person.
"NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN OUR HOSPITAL"
Claiming that there is no investigation into the hospital, Damcı said:
"The cleaning staff issue is an allegation and complaint added to the chain of lies, and no action has been taken regarding this at our hospital. A perception has been created only through the complaint."
Stating that they will take legal action against the allegations, Damcı continued his statement as follows:
"We would like to announce to the public and our patients that this allegation, which is contrary to truth, morality and the normal flow of life, was made with the aim of misleading the public and harming our hospital, and that we will take all kinds of legal remedies."
STATEMENT FROM THE SURGEON WHO PERFORMED THE SURGERY
General Surgery Specialist Op. working at the hospital. Dr. Korhan Arslan also made a statement regarding the allegations.
Stating that he performed the surgeries in the images shared with the public, Arslan argued that the videos in question were taken without his permission and knowledge from the images he published on his social media account in 2022.
Stating that he is in his 26th year in the profession and has been working at Ada Hospital for approximately 12 years, Arslan stated that S.T. in the images works as an assistant personnel in the operating room.
"I AM THE SURGEON OF THOSE SURGERY"
Arslan rejected the allegations and said:
"The friend mentioned in the incident, abbreviated as S.T., has been working in our operating room as our auxiliary staff and operating room staff for years. Actively, as is reflected in the public, he does not perform the surgeries himself. Again, as seen in the visuals, I am the surgeon of those surgeries. I am the primary responsible."
Stating that the surgery team includes an anesthesia technician, anesthesiologist and surgical nurse, Arslan stated that different needs may arise during the operation, such as adjusting the operating light and supplying the necessary materials.
