WOW - This is really crazy!!

Unbelievable!!!

Out of all that, only 2 people have lost their jobs??? How about both 911 operators and every single "medical professional" who was on duty in the ER that night!!! And what about criminal charges?

Man, I hope this poor woman's family have a good lawyer. Can you say BILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT!!!
 
How the hell does that happen????? those medical "professionals" should be ashamed of themselves...the doctors that witnessed this should be stripped of their MDs; didnt they take a hipocratic oath???
 
Back Burner said:
Not an excuse but it makes the story a bit clearer.


well not really...someone is puking blood theres a problem that needs immediate assistance...you cant fake that
 
That is so rude. They just keep mopping up around her and that is it. No efforts to help her out what so ever from the hospital staff. I'd certainly blame them. I am not sure I would blame 911 operators though. I bet they never had a call come from a hospital before and would think it would be under control from there.
 
Well, I don't doubt that race/socioeconomic status had at least some effect on the way she was treated. Had it been a wealthy white man, things probably would have been different, sadly.

She probably did not have insurance and the staff knew she could not pay her bills, so to save money they denied her service.
 
stinkynuts said:
Well, I don't doubt that race/socioeconomic status had at least some effect on the way she was treated. Had it been a wealthy white man, things probably would have been different, sadly.

She probably did not have insurance and the staff knew she could not pay her bills, so to save money they denied her service.
that was the first think I think:)
 
stinkynuts said:
Well, I don't doubt that race/socioeconomic status had at least some effect on the way she was treated. Had it been a wealthy white man, things probably would have been different, sadly.

She probably did not have insurance and the staff knew she could not pay her bills, so to save money they denied her service.


What if it had been a wealthy Mexican woman? Would she have been treated? Would Gloria Estefan been left to die on the hospital floor? should we investigate the ethnic backgrounds of the employees? The janitor was likely hispanic, so why didn't he help her? Are we to assume that she didn't have health insurance because she's hispanic? What kind of thinking is that?
A woman has been tragically left to die in a hospital and the first thing some people say is that if she had been rich and white, things would have been different. This hospital was already under investigation for poor service. Let's wait until the investigation is over before we pull out the race card.


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What if it was Paris Hilton, do you think she would have gotten treatment before she died:eek: .
 
I spent weeks at Health Science Center in Winnipeg with a friend who was very, very sick. This is the biggest hospital in Winnipeg and the U of M teaching hospital as well. I saw at least 10 incidents that made me sick. 99% of the staff are amazing but my friends and my friends family and I ended up filing 5 separate complaints with the board that governs all of the health care in the province.
 
Its important to note that this incident occurred at the Martin Luther King Jr/Drew Emergency Health Centre in Los Angeles. There have been noted problems there for a # of years culminating with this lady's death. I'm sure they will be under serious review and I wouldn't be surprised if they get shut down.
 
wpgguy said:
I spent weeks at Health Science Center in Winnipeg with a friend who was very, very sick. This is the biggest hospital in Winnipeg and the U of M teaching hospital as well. I saw at least 10 incidents that made me sick. 99% of the staff are amazing but my friends and my friends family and I ended up filing 5 separate complaints with the board that governs all of the health care in the province.

Can you list them complaints u made? All 5 separate ones? I'm just curious as to what u witnessed.
 
Back Burner said:
When I first heard the story I reacted the same way. But everything is never black or white. The was a story that she had made previous visits to the same hospital asking for pain killers and was faking pains. Plus she has a drug problem.

Not an excuse but it makes the story a bit clearer.

Well that makes things a bit more interesting.