Hospital failed to explain why post mortem was necessary

MUNSTER’S biggest hospital was criticised by a coroner yesterday after an inquest into the death of a man from the deadly MRSA superbug.

Cork’s city coroner, Dr Myra Cullinane, said Cork University Hospital (CUH) had failed to properly inform the family of William (Bill) Shannon, 79, of the need for a post mortem following his death from the “health-care-acquired” infection last October.

It is important that such deaths are properly reported and investigated, Dr Cullinane said.