Tras pasar 16 horas en camilla, hecha con sillas de plástico, madre retira a su hijo autista del Hospital de Talca. Recinto la denunció a la justicia por llevárselo

As a writer for a news site, I came across a disturbing article titled “After spending 16 hours on a stretcher made of plastic chairs, a mother takes her autistic son out of Talca Hospital. The facility accused her of kidnapping him.” The story highlights a mother’s struggle to get proper medical care for her autistic son and the dismal state of affairs in public hospitals.

According to the article, the mother sought treatment for her son at Talca Hospital in Chile due to a severe seizure. However, due to the hospital’s lack of resources, her son was placed on a makeshift stretcher made up of plastic chairs for 16 hours without proper medical attention.

Frustrated and concerned about her son’s condition, the mother decided to take her son out of the hospital and sought private medical care. However, the hospital accused her of kidnapping her son and filed a complaint against her.

This story highlights the harsh reality of the inadequacies in the public health care system in Chile. Patients are not getting proper care, medical staff is overstretched, and facilities are under-resourced. It’s not uncommon for patients to wait for hours or even days for proper medical attention.

As a news outlet, we must keep highlighting such stories to bring attention to the systemic problems in the public health care system and the urgent need for reform. This case is a stark reminder of the need to allocate more resources to public hospitals and ensure that patients, especially vulnerable ones like autistic children, get adequate care.