Two doctors and the patient they were operating on were electrocuted during surgery at the Coltea Hospital in downtown Bucharest on Thursday morning. The incident was caused by a faulty instrument.

The two doctors and the patient are fine, but the hospital started an internal investigation of the matter. Moreover, the Health Ministry also announced it would proceed with a wider control at the Coltea Hospital. The Ministry has been waiting for the local authorities to approve the control, as the hospital is under the Bucharest City Hall’s jurisdiction, according to Agerpres.

Romania’s public healthcare system has been hit by several big scandals in recent months. A journalistic investigation that revealed how local hospitals used diluted disinfectants produced by a Romanian firm has determined the Health Ministry to carry out a series of controls that also revealed other major problems.

Several corruption scandals have also held the headlines, as hospital managers and famous doctors have been caught taking bribes.

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