On the morning of July 4th, in Kunming City, Yunnan Province, a 67-year-old patient jumped from the 5th floor of Yan’an Hospital and hit another 62-year-old patient on the 1st floor. The jumper has passed away, while the patient who was hit is still undergoing treatment. This news quickly trended on July 5th.
On July 4th, a netizen posted a video on social media claiming that someone had possibly jumped from a building inside Yan’an Hospital in Kunming. Comments on the video mentioned witnesses at the scene heard a loud noise and saw two people lying down. Another netizen inquired about details, to which the video uploader replied, “I almost got hit, and an elderly person got injured.”
According to reports from The Paper, at 5 pm on the same day, a police car was parked in front of the outpatient building of Yan’an Hospital in Kunming. Hospital staff stated that the incident occurred in the morning, and they only learned about it after coming to work. The jumper was confirmed to be a patient of the hospital.
Authorities confirmed that the jumper was a 67-year-old patient who leaped from the 5th floor, hitting another 62-year-old patient on the 1st floor. The jumper has passed away. As of 8 pm on July 4th, the patient who was hit is still receiving medical treatment.
The incident of a patient jumping from a building and hitting another passerby in a hospital in Kunming quickly became a trending topic, drawing attention from netizens.
“zhangfufupq”: It seems like either facing a terminal illness or being unable to afford medical expenses.
“Oo笑看輕狂oO”: Perhaps it was a desperate act to avoid burdening family members.
“正義之神z9”: Why jump off a building? Whatever it is, even if the sky collapses or stocks plummet, one should not jump off a building.
Netizen “涿鹿的風” replied: Can he continue living if he doesn’t jump off?
In response to the incident, a spokesperson from the relevant department of Yan’an Hospital in Kunming stated that specific information would be released by the higher authorities. Later that evening, a staff member from the Kunming Health Commission expressed that official information published on the website should be considered accurate, and other details could not be disclosed.
As of now, the Kunming Health Commission and Yan’an Hospital in Kunming have not reported on this incident publicly.
Information from the official website of Yan’an Hospital in Kunming shows that the hospital is a comprehensive tertiary Grade A hospital, with the highest annual business volume among municipal-level medical institutions in Kunming’s medical industry.