Everyone at Perth hospital ‘heartbroken’ over girl’s death, inquest hears
Former head of Perth Children's Hospital Dr Aresh Anwar acknowledged staff were under pressure in his evidence at the inquest into the death of nine-year-old Aishwarya AswathÂ
The former head of Perth Children’s Hospital admits staff were exhausted, lacking morale and worried about patient safety around the time of Aishwarya Aswath’s death.
The hospital’s then-boss, former Child and Adolescent Health Service chief executive Dr Aresh Anwar has given evidence at the inquest into the death of the nine-year-old last year.
Aishwarya died of sepsis in April, hours after presenting to the hospital’s ED with a fever and unusually cold hands.
She was left in a waiting room for more than 90 minutes, despite her parents pleading with staff to escalate her care as her condition deteriorated.
