KENYA — A neurosurgeon from Kenya's biggest hospital has been suspended for operating on the wrong patient. <br /><br />The Kenyatta National Hospital said the doctor, two nurses and an anaesthetist have all been suspended pending an investigation. The CEO of the hospital was also suspended, the Guardian reported. <br /><br />Apparently, two men had been taken to the hospital last Sunday. One needed surgery to remove a blot clot in his brain, while the other needed some meds for head inflammation. <br /><br />It wasn't until hours into the surgery when doctors found no blood clot, and realized they cracked open the wrong head. <br />In a statement to the public the hospital said it, "deeply regrets this event and has done all it can to ensure the safety and well-being of the patient in question."<br />Kenyatta National Hospital is the country's largest and oldest hospital, which also serves as a teaching hospital.
