Hospital called patient who died 7 years ago

Hospital in Modena, in southern Italy called operation man, who signed up for it 10 years ago, and died 7 years ago.
Local press informed on Monday about gloomy record of negligence of Italian health service. Phone with invocation to clinic to set the date of operation answered the widow after man, who died in 2001 in age of 68 years. Representative of hospital informed in phone call, that after 10 years there was agreement for an operation of shoulder and now the only thing left is to set up the date.
“Gazetta di Modena” writes about indignation of family of man, who didn’t reach the operation. According to kindred relations, patient, when recording to operation, found out, that it’ll be done in 3 years, because waiting list is very long.
To orthopedic section of clinic in Modena reports patients from all over the Italy. It is considered for one of the best in country. Operation wasn’t qualified as urgent, so it was deferred all the time. Now though case was exposed because workers of administration were updating the waiting list.
Press says that hospital apologized the widow for this incident.