Karin got rid of the clock at Danderyds Hospital

At the beginning of January this year, 101-year-old Karin Törnblom needed to go in urgently to Danderyds Hospital. There she underwent an investigation and was asked to take off her watch in the meantime. She then stayed overnight at the hospital.

Since then, the clock has disappeared.

That such a thing can happen, she could never imagine, says Karin. Several times before, she has left valuables for doctor visits and then got them back without any problems.

But this time it was different.

– It felt very boring, she says and continues:

– Especially because my husband bought it as a gift for me, and he didn’t use that often.

It’s not the first time As patients and visitors Getting rid of valuables at just Danderyds Hospital. About 30 people have testified that they have gotten rid of, among other things, gold necklaces and engagement rings when they had to put them away for operations or investigations, something Aftonbladet Previously, have reported.

Karin Törnblom’s watch was not very expensive, around SEK 2,500 in a new price. But the sentimental value was the greater.

The incident is reported to the police, but due to the low value of the clock, it was not worth making any notification to the insurance company.

– The deductible was SEK 1,800. I didn’t think that was an option. Then I had to buy a new, cheaper watch for her instead, says daughter Catarina Eriksson.

The daughter has tried to understand What happened that night at Danderyds Hospital. She has been in contact with the hospital, both the administration and the department on which Karin Törnblom was admitted. But no one has yet given her a message about what really happened.

– I’ve been to many conversations with Danderyds Hospital I can say. But no one has seen or heard anything, she says.

She is upset about what has happened to the mother.

– You are in a very exposed position when you come to the emergency room and are a hundred years old. If they say that « the clock you must not have when you are x -rayed » then you do as the nurse says.

Andreas Henriksson, CFO at Danderyds Hospital, writes that they do not comment on individual cases, but that they take seriously the information that has emerged in the media.

« Any case that has occurred is a case too much. As a patient in a vulnerable situation, one should of course feel confident that private valuables are handled safely. At the hospital, we now strengthen that today’s routine should be followed at the entire hospital. At the same time, we do a review of the routines to ensure that they are sufficient, » he writes.

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