Horror as hospital worker, 38, dies after falling off a STRETCHER with no guardrail after routine operation

A 38-year-old woman has died following a fall at a Buenos Aires hospital where she worked at after she underwent a colonoscopy.

Brenda Berges was admitted to Domingo Mercante Hospital on May 13 and was put on anesthesia as required by the procedure's guideline.

Berges still under the effects of the anesthesia when she was placed on a stretcher that did not have a guardrail.

She was in her room and attempted to move in the stretcher when she fell to the floor.

Brenda Berges underwent a colonoscopy at Domingo Mercante Hospital, where she also worked, on May 13 and fell off a stretcher that did not have a guardrail. Berges, who was under the effect of an anesthesia at the time of the fall, fractured her cranium and jaw and was treated for internal bleeding. She died Monday at Esteban Echeverría Bicentennial Hospital

A friend told Argentine news outlet Diario Efecto that Brenda Berges (pictured) was kept at Domingo Mercante Hospital for two days after she suffered the tragic fall and her family was not notified until she was transferred to Esteban Echeverría Bicentennial Hospital, where she died Monday

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Berges suffered a fracture in her cranium and the jaw and was treated for internal bleeding.

Berges spent two days at Domingo Mercante Hospital and was then transferred to Esteban Echeverría Bicentennial Hospital, where she was kept in observation for five more days before she succumbed to her injuries on Monday.

One of her friends told local online news outlet Diario Efecto that the staff at Domingo Mercante Hospital kept her family in the dark before they contacted them.

'They hid her two days until the family became aware that she was going to be relocate her to Bicentennial and that's where they had to what transpired,' the man said.

The Buenos Aires Health Ministry told La Nación newspaper that it was investigating the incident.

Berges was employed as a department administrator at Domingo Mercante Hospital.

Buenos Aires' Health Ministry is investigating Domingo Mercante Hospital following the death of its employee, who died Monday, a week after she fell off a stretcher with no guardrails while she recovered from a colonoscopy

The staff at Domingo Mercante Hospital reportedly did not alert the family of one of its workers, Brenda Berges, until two days after she fell off a stretcher while she recovered from a colonoscopy

Brenda Berges was hospitalized for five days at Esteban Echeverría Bicentennial Hospital, where she was treated for internal bleeding before dying Monday

'It is with deep pain that we inform the community that today our great colleague and worker at the Mercante Hospital, Brenda Berges, has passed away,' the medical facility said in a statement. 'We accompany the family and loved ones in this very difficult time.'

Berges' friends flooded social media networks, where she showered her with praise and called for justice.

'Such sad news, Brenda Berges is flying high and I hope you rest in peace,' Salo Sánchez wrote. 'I hope your holy father Xangô takes into account the injustice done to you.'

'You are more than a co-worker,' one of the Domingo Mercante Hospital said. 'You were a sister, aunt, partner. A tireless fighter who always found a way to smile despite adversity.'