Consultant (Medical Center)

History

2022: Payment of 2 million rubles to the patient for eye damage during a sinusitis

In October 2022, the Sovetsky District Court of Tula recovered from Medreid LLC (Consultant Medical Center) in favor of the patient compensation for moral damage for causing grievous bodily harm in the amount of 2 million rubles.

According to the United Press Service of the Judicial System of the Tula Region, the man lost the opportunity to see during the operation on the sinuses. It was conducted on November 4, 2020 by an otorhinolaryngologist at the Consultant Medical Center.

The medical center will pay the patient for damage to the eye with a sinkhorotomy 2 million rubles

The man turned to the private clinic "Consultant," he was diagnosed with purulent sinusitis. The otolaryngologist ordered him an operation, and during it the patient was damaged by a visual analyzer. The man lost his visual acuity and his face was disfigured. The operation itself was paid and cost the patient 31,840 rubles. Later, in the regional hospital, he removed the eyeball, the man had to install a prosthesis.

The injured Tula appealed to the court for moral compensation. He said that he started having problems at work, income decreased, it became difficult to support his family. Before the operation, he paid three loans. The injury deprived him of his hobby, and Tula's injuries on his face are now forced to hide behind dark glasses.

The doctor was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm by negligence - 1.5 years of imprisonment were appointed and medical practice was banned. The injured patient will be compensated for 2 million rubles by the clinic in which he underwent the operation.

The patient demanded compensation from the clinic for non-pecuniary damage in the amount of 5 million rubles. The court concluded that Medreid LLC is the proper defendant in accordance with the stated requirements, but partially satisfied them. The decision did not enter into legal force, since the plaintiff's representative filed an appeal.^[1]

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