Patient absconds from hospital over unpaid medical bills
A patient, identified as Saba Elizabeth, reportedly absconded from the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba Abeokuta, Ogun State due to her inability to pay her medical bills. It was gathered that Elizabeth absconded on Saturday when she could not pay for medical bills she incurred in the hospital after receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment. It was further gathered that Elizabeth was admitted to the gynaecology ward of the hospital on November 11, 2023, and ought to have been discharged on November 16, 2023. However, she could not leave the hospital due to her inability to fulfill her financial obligation to the medical centre. Knowing that she could no longer meet up with her medical bills, she was said to have lied to staff members of the hospital that she wanted to buy food at a nearby store but did not return to the hospital. Our correspondent further gathered that when all efforts to locate Elizabeth failed, the Chief Security Officer of the medical centre, Akpoji Joshua, ...