Patient died in toilet after monitor left unsupervised
An inquest into the death of Richard Cassidy, 47, from Lissarda, Co Cork, also heard that the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) at Cork University Hospital’s (CUH) €85 million cardiac renal unit, which was officially opened last October, was understaffed on the day of his death.
Cardiologist Dr Peter Kearney told Cork City Coroner’s Court yesterday that Mr Cassidy’s death on February 25 prompted an internal review.
