Several opportunities missed by hospital to diagnose cancerous tumour on woman's spine

Coroner said undiagnosed tumour which caused spinal cord compression was a 'significant contributory factor' in her death

Bridget McKeown died at a nursing home over four months after her family discharged her from the Beacon Hospital in Sandyford. Picture Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

A verdict of medical misadventure has been returned on the death of a Dublin woman after an inquest heard evidence that medical staff at one of the country’s largest private hospitals missed several opportunities to diagnose a cancerous tumour on her spine.

Bridget McKeown, 68, a mother of three from Balbriggan, Co Dublin, died at a nursing home in Swords on September 30, 2019, over four months after her family had discharged her from the Beacon Hospital in Sandyford against medical advice because of their concern over her care at the facility.