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THE OMBUDSMAN is investigating KBC Split for sending patients back for clothes, stressing that such a practice may jeopardize the right to healthcare.
A hospital in Split reportedly refused to admit a patient who wanted to make an appointment with a referral because she was wearing an inappropriate dress with straps.
After patients were turned away from the counter and entrance of KBC Split for wearing sleeveless shirts, dresses with wide straps, or Bermuda shorts, the issue of violation of the right to health care due to the rigorous enforcement of dress codes during the summer heat has been raised in the public. A security guard...
SPLIT - For some citizens, going to KBC Split to make an appointment for a check-up or blood test last summer ended in an unpleasant surprise and refusal of healthcare services. Due to the strict enforcement of internal dress codes, staff and security guards at the Central Reception counter turned away patients dressed in summer sleeveless shirts, dresses,
Because of her dress with wide straps, she couldn't even get to the counter to book an appointment. The case of a patient who, according to her own testimony, was turned away from the Central Admissions Office of the Split Clinical Hospital Center has now received an official follow-up - Ombudsman Tena Šimonović Einwalter opened proceedings and requested a statement from the hospital about the dress code and the way in which it is enforced by st…
While Split experienced days with temperatures approaching 40 degrees Celsius this summer, some patients at the Split Clinical Hospital claim that they encountered a completely different problem at the entrance to the hospital than the heat and health problems – clothing. According to citizen testimonies published by the Dalmatian Portal, some patients were allegedly turned away because they...
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