A hospital in Saudi Arabia's Taif city is facing closure in a case of medical negligence after its doctors declared a baby dead, when in fact the baby was alive at the time of burial, Saudi Gazette reported.
According to an initial investigation by health authorities, the baby remained alive for several hours after being pronounced dead.
The baby boy and his twin sister were buried at Al-Abbas Graveyard in Taif after a funeral prayer at Abdullah Bin Abbas mosque, Saudi Gazette added.
Saleh Al-Moonis, a spokesman, said that the Health Director has instructed the investigating committee to visit the private hospital and review its condition.
The family of the twins has urged authorities to take action against the hospital for its flagrant negligence 'as it did not try to save the life of a baby which lived for five hours after the hospital declared it dead.'
Hamoud Al-Harthi, a relative of the boy named Salman, said the boy was buried near his sister.
The family fears the investigation would take several weeks to complete.
The department has not yet taken any action against the private hospital and the incident has sparked anger in the city with people blaming the doctors for sheer negligence.
According to the report, the investigation committee has instructed authorities to prevent the doctors involved from traveling abroad until the investigation is complete.
