Overview
- The Hospital Universitario de Burgos says an error in a preparation sheet sextupled a chemotherapy dose, leading to two deaths of patients over 60.
- Three additional patients were affected: one remains in intensive care, one is hospitalized on a ward, and one has been discharged under close follow-up.
- Hospital management accepted institutional responsibility, opened an internal investigation, and reinforced pharmacy and oncology treatment protocols.
- The Fiscalía Provincial de Burgos initiated investigative diligences to evaluate possible judicial action, as unions and patient advocates press for an independent, technical review and potential criminal accountability.
- The regional government announced it will assume patrimonial liability and indemnify affected patients ex officio, while the local cancer association urged reassurance for those undergoing treatment.