Cebu hospital faces probe after janitor performed catheter insertion

A Cebu hospital faces an investigation for allegedly ordering a janitor to insert a catheter to one of its patients' organ. Radio dzBB's Cebu affiliate on Friday reported that Cebu's Bantayan town Mayor Ian Chris Escario ordered the incident at the Bantayan District Hospital investigated. The report said the incident occurred last Tuesday, when patient Astero Rivera, 68, went to the hospital to complain that he had trouble urinating. But instead of ordering a medical personnel to do the catheter insertion, doctors allegedly ordered hospital janitor Arturo Abello to perform the procedure. Doctors at the time were busy because of the large number of patients at the hospital, the report said. While Rivera finally was able to urinate, he complained that he was urinating blood after the catheter insertion. An initial investigation showed Abello started working at the hospital as a security guard but was "promoted" to utility worker. — LBG, GMA News