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San Raffaele Chief Resigns as Lombardy Orders ATS Investigation

Regional health authorities ordered an ATS inquiry into reported nursing errors in high‑acuity units staffed by an external cooperative.

Overview

  • The Gruppo San Donato board moved to revoke Francesco Galli, who then resigned, and named engineer Marco Centenari as the new sole administrator.
  • Failures were reported between December 5 and 7 on the third floor of the Iceberg pavilion, prompting blocked emergency admissions and patient transfers from intensive medical areas.
  • Internal emails and staff accounts describe serious lapses by cooperative nurses, including confusion over Amiodarone that led to a tenfold dose and difficulty managing non‑invasive ventilation.
  • A crisis unit was activated, new admissions were halted, in‑house nurses were brought in with emergency incentives of roughly €600 by day and €1,000 by night, and the clinical situation was declared under control by Sunday.
  • Welfare assessor Guido Bertolaso pledged a thorough ATS review with full transparency, while opposition leaders pressed for explanations and potential corrective measures after the probe.