Singapore's KKH files police report over woman's 'incorrect' claim that she waited four hours for treatment and lost baby


The woman claimed that she arrived at KKH at 2pm to seek treatment but was told to wait at the drop-off area. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, March 25 (The Straits Times/ANN): KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) has made a police report over an "incorrect" claim made by a pregnant woman, who said she had to wait for four hours to be treated for abdominal pains at the hospital and eventually lost her baby.

Prof Alex Sia, chief executive officer of KKH, said in a statement on Friday (March 25): "KKH would like to clarify that the online report on the incident at the Urgent Obstetrics and Gynaecology Centre (UOGC) is incorrect."

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