Ministry of Public Health is investigating the death of Altagracia Diaz Gonzalez, a patient at the International Center of Advanced Plastic Surgery (Centro Internacional de Cirugía Plástica Avanzada – CIPLA) in Santo Domingo. The doctor in charge of the surgery, Hector Cabral, said the patient died in the intensive care unit. He said the patient suffered pre-operatory complications, but did not give details. The patient had been admitted to the plastic surgery center on Thursday, 9 May 2019 at 9 am, and was declared dead by 9 pm that evening.
The center had reopened in 2017 after a two-year shut down ordered by the Ministry of Public Health for deficiencies in operation. In 2015, the Dominican Society of Plastic Surgeons removed his membership, but Dr. Cabral maintained his government authorization to practice.
The deceased is the mother of a social media influencer, Yatnna Rivera, who accused the physician of medical negligence.
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13 May 2019