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Scathing report into Doomadgee Rural Hospital following First Nations woman's death reveals clinical failures

Multiple women died after seeking treatment at Doomadgee Hospital, in remote north-west Queensland. (Four Corners: Louie Eroglu ACS)

The Queensland Health Ombudsman has released a scathing report into the preventable death of a First Nations woman at Doomadgee Rural Hospital in the state's north-west, describing poor record-keeping, "completely unacceptable" follow-up in care and racial stereotyping.

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images of a person who has died, used with the permission of their family.

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