Bad Bramstedt – After hip surgery, Dagmar J. (69) is undergoing rehabilitation in a clinic in Bad Bramstedt in the Segeberg district. But her hospital stay ends prematurely in a nightmare – including unwanted roommates. Now she wants to sue.
Sockets near the bed are typical bedbug hiding places in case of heavy infestation, the main thing is that they are close to the sleeping host
In the third and final week of rehabilitation, the grandmother of two from Schleswig-Holstein several red spots on her upper body. “They were itchy spots. Then one day they were clearly visible on the front of her shoulder. I knew immediately what they were: bed bug bites.”
Dagmar J. presented herself to the attending physician in the hospital But according to Dagmar J., the doctor did not examine the spots! Instead, he suggested that Ms. J. take a precautionary medication to combat allergic reactions to the blood thinner that the 69-year-old had to take after the operation.
At home, the horror with the bedbugs really started
Only after the urgent request to examine the areas with a magnifying glass did the doctor finally take a photo with his cell phone and look at it together with the patient. Dagmar J.: “The matter was 100 percent clear, Bed bugs had caused the bites. The doctor went to his desk and gave me the order to be transported back home immediately. The rehab was ended prematurely.”
Manfred Bolz explains to Dagmar J. how to use steam at 180 degrees (non-toxic). This also destroys the eggs
But the horror only really began at home. Despite all personal precautions (“nothing came from the clinic”), the elderly woman had Bloodsuckers introduced. Pest controller The DVS company arrived. And they found what they were looking for. The apartment was exposed to steam at 180 degrees Celsius several times.
Bed bug hotspot hospital is extremely dangerous
DVS boss Manfred Bolz (62): “Bed bug infestations in hospitals are a daily reality for us. Such a hotspot is extremely dangerous because the pests can be spread unnoticed by patients in large numbers. In hospitals, people actually expect a high level of protection, but they are obviously afraid of their reputation, so everything is kept under wraps. It is imperative that the spread is stopped immediately. This is expensive and very time-consuming.”
Dagmar J. has contacted a law firm in Hanover and wants to sue the clinic. Her lawyer Dr. Carsten Fricke told BILD: “Based on its contractual duty of care, the clinic should have acted immediately, Pest control and inform the patient fully, instead of simply sending her home secretly.”
In response to Bild's inquiry, the clinic briefly and verbally denied the allegations over the phone: “Bedbug bites could not be detected.”