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Authorities suspect negligence by detained doctors after nine newborns died at a Siberian maternity hospital; 234 babies were born there between Dec 1 and Jan 11, officials said.
- On January 14, 2026, investigators detained chief physician Vitaly Kheraskov and the acting head of intensive care at Novokuznetsk Maternity Hospital No. after nine newborns died earlier this month, authorities said.
- Between December 1, 2025 and January 11, 2026, local health officials reported 234 births at Novokuznetsk Maternity Hospital No., with 32 infants treated in resuscitation and intensive care and 17 in critical condition, most premature with severe infections.
- Investigators seized medical records and forensic teams are examining the deaths while video evidence released by state media showed one man escorted in handcuffs as investigators inspected the delivery room.
- In response, the hospital suspended admissions and Russian authorities opened a criminal investigation while the Kemerovo regional branch of the Prosecutor General's Office placed the investigation under its control.
- The case spotlights chronic staff shortages and funding gaps in Russia's medical system, as the Argumenty i Fakty newspaper reported the hospital received at least five warnings last year.
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After mysterious deaths of newborns had occurred at the birth station of a hospital in Novokusnezk in Siberia, the first suspects were arrested – including the chief physician. The senior physician and the deputy head of the infant ward were suspected of the negligent killing of two or more persons as a result of the improper performance of professional duties, as the Russian State Investigation Committee reported on Wednesday. According to the …
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Top doctors arrested after 9 newborns die at hospital in Russia: "A crime against the country"
Russian police have arrested the chief physician and the acting head of intensive care at a Siberian hospital where nine babies died this month, prosecutors said Wednesday.The case, which has shone a spotlight on chronic staff shortages and funding gaps in the country’s medical system, has provoked anger and bewilderment from Russian politicians and online commentators.Prosecutors have charged the pair with negligence and causing death through n…
Arrests after nine newborn babies die at the same hospital in Russia in early January
The hospital's chief doctor and acting head of intensive care are held on suspicion of negligence and of causing death through negligence, with investigators accusing them of failing to organise and provide medical care.
Nine newborns died during the New Year holidays in a Russian maternity hospital in Novokuznetsk. This is reported by the Russian independent website Meduza. The cause of the newborns' deaths is unknown. According to the website, the local investigative commission has launched an investigation, and the maternity hospital has stopped accepting patients.
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