A letter of "messa in mora" has been sent concerning the Monaldi hospital in Naples over the death of a girl who had received a heart transplant in 2021 and died at the hospital on 27 March 2023, aged two years and three months.
The notice is based on assessments by two consultants appointed by the family, Luca Scognamiglio and Vincenzo Iovinella. According to reports from Il Mattino, ANSA and Anteprima24, the consultants allege that the child developed a hospital-acquired infection that was poorly treated and identify possible responsibilities in the care provided.
The family is represented by lawyer Francesco Petruzzi. The case is reported as the first taken on by the Domenico Caliendo Foundation.
The same reports mention two other child deaths in 2023 that were also brought to the foundation's attention.
The child's identity has not been disclosed in the published reports. The full medical-legal and infectious-disease assessments are not publicly available, and the reports do not include a response from Monaldi. The allegations come from family-appointed consultants and are not presented as a final judicial finding.
