77-year-old dies during heart surgery after hospital loses power for 10 minutes: report

77-year-old dies during heart surgery after hospital loses power for 10 minutes: report


A 77-year-old British woman died during heart surgery when the hospital lost power for 10 minutes — and even the backup generator failed during the procedure.

Jean Dye was undergoing a procedure for cardiac disease at Scunthorpe General Hospital in Scunthorpe, England, on Sept. 7, 2024, when the outage occurred in the middle of the surgery, the BBC reported this week, citing results from a newly released coroner’s inquest.

Scunthorpe General Hospital building.

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