A 72-year-old woman in Chongqing was admitted to the hospital alone after falling ill, but no one from her children came to visit and take care of her. The old man felt very lonely and helpless, and even said that he did not want to live anymore. During the hospitalization, the old man told her cousin Chen about his experience, and Chen tried his best to comfort and persuade her.
However, the old man's children did not care about this, did not visit the old man, and did not inform the other siblings. Eventually, on the morning of the third day of admission, the old man jumped from the window of the hospital and ended his life.
After the incident, the children of the elderly believed that there were safety loopholes in the hospital and demanded that the hospital compensate for death compensation, mental damage compensation and other losses of more than 490,000 yuan. However, the hospital considered itself not responsible and refused to compensate.
After the trial, the court held that there were certain problems in the safety and security of the hospital, but it did not directly lead to the suicide of the elderly. Therefore, the hospital needs to bear some liability, but does not need to bear the full liability for compensation. In the end, the court ruled that the hospital should compensate the family of the elderly man with a certain amount, but the specific amount of compensation needs to be determined according to the negotiation between the two parties.
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