'Mafia rule' hospitals.A RETIRED surgeon yesterday slammed a hospital for behaving like the Mafia in its silence over health problems. Dr Maurice Nelligan branded lack of criticism about problems in the health service as "omerta o·mer·ta n. A rule or code that prohibits speaking or divulging information about certain activities, especially the activities of a criminal organization. " - the Italian underworld's code of silence. It comes after the family of 76-year-old Peg McEntee, who was left on a hospital trolley trolley: see streetcar. for more than 60 hours, defended going public. Peg was in Dublin's Mater Hospital after a heart attack. Dr Nelligan told Newstalk radio hospital managers don't speak out about lack of resources because they fear disciplinary measures. |
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