Watch the video for yourself. This is absolutely disturbing that people would stand there and not check her out if she's at least ok, or what happened. Then the dumb cop/security doesn't even get out of the chair. May she rest in peace. <div><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FOCpOZ4txvs&"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FOCpOZ4txvs&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350" /></embed></object></div>
That's awful, just awful. Everyone there who could have done something feels terrible now, I'm sure. But there is no excuse really.
Holy shit. I read the headline earlier, but didn't check it out. I am absolutely disgusted that they ignored her. Absolutely disgusting..
She was waiting in the ER for 24 hours before she collapsed....they have since agreed to attempt to reduce the median wait time to 10 hours, which is joke anyway....workers also falsified the reports by claiming they took her vitals at times when the video shows she was already dead on the ground....so far 6 have been fired
There are so many hospitals like this in the US that it is disgusting. Even the hospital that I would go to if I (god forbid) had an emergency. I've been in the ER to get stitches before after I attempted to dunk (yeah, I know I'm stupid), not only did I have to wait for 3 hours while I was bleeding, they wouldn't even give me a paper towel. The ER was packed that night and people were screaming and moaning all over the place. It was like something out of a horror movie. At one point my mom had to help a women into the bathroom because she couldn't get up and the nurse (that wasn't doing anything but sitting there watching everyone) said she was "too busy to help right now". Something really needs to be done about all this.
How the hell did that policeman just stand there... What the ****, this is crazy. I feel bad for the lady. RIP
It is crazy ZAE. Unless you're dying, they don't care, and apparently now even laying down on the floor, won't get any attention. Where is the govt when you need it?
Since my wife became sick, we've made half a dozen trips to the ER....our average wait time in the lobby is between 10-12 hours and once inside, our average wait time is another 6 hours before she sees a doctor....and then, after all that, they have consistently done nothing except drug her with morphine and discharge her asap....Ive stopped taking her at this point, if she needs to go, I call an ambulance....
I hear you Beef. And thats what they say, call an ambulance if you don't want to wait. (and then the bills kill you)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing @ Jul 1 2008, 11:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I hear you Beef. And thats what they say, call an ambulance if you don't want to wait. (and then the bills kill you)</div> Im not concerned about the bills at this point, whats another $750 on top of the $120k already owed? It might as well be a billion dollars, Im never going to be able to pay it off unless something miraculous happens like a lotto hit....
Geez, people here always complain about how terrible Canadian wait-times are but I've never heard of anything that bad. The morphine thing is pretty universal, though. Some parts of modern medicine annoy the hell out of me.
So the insurance isn't helping at all? Have you tried getting the health medicare plan from the state?
No insurance, when she got sick, and was in the hospital that she worked at for 7 days, they discharged her and "layed her off"(translation=fired her) the next day, stating to me, and I quote, "Its not personal, but we need someone who can come to work"....
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TheBeef @ Jul 2 2008, 12:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>No insurance, when she got sick, and was in the hospital that she worked at for 7 days, they discharged her and "layed her off"(translation=fired her) the next day, stating to me, and I quote, "Its not personal, but we need someone who can come to work"....</div> I know this isn't the funnest thing to do but go to you're local welfare office and ask what can be done about helping out with the hospital bills and receiving state insurance. It's going to take a while and you are going to have to fight with them most likely but it will be worth it in the long run.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing @ Jul 1 2008, 11:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Damn thats so bad man on so many levels. Have you thought about suing the hospital?</div> I contacted the most powerful lawyer in town, the one guy that I knew could take them down or alteast scare them into settling, and listen closely to this part: I go in, give a deposition, after he takes my statement, he says hold on a sec, he leaves the room, comes back in a few minutes later and says he cant take the case, its a conflict of interested becasue hes on retainer from the hospital....so he basically took a deposition under false pretenses knowing that he would see us in court if we got that far....now when I contact the other lawyers in town, they wont take it, because they are afraid of him and because we already gave him a deposition....
Wow. Shit like this, and the stories you guys are telling me, makes me embarrassed to be an American.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ZAE @ Jul 1 2008, 11:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TheBeef @ Jul 2 2008, 12:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>No insurance, when she got sick, and was in the hospital that she worked at for 7 days, they discharged her and "layed her off"(translation=fired her) the next day, stating to me, and I quote, "Its not personal, but we need someone who can come to work"....</div> I know this isn't the funnest thing to do but go to you're local welfare office and ask what can be done about helping out with the hospital bills and receiving state insurance. It's going to take a while and you are going to have to fight with them most likely but it will be worth it in the long run. </div> there is no state insurance in Florida, but we have since been approved for "share of cost" medicaid, which means if the monthly bill goes over $1900, they pay it all, if its under that, they pay nothing....but it took months to get that, and it doesnt cover the bills already assessed....also, she 100% disabled, she cant get to the bathroom without assistance, but because no doctor has been able to diagnose what the cause is, we cant get disability yet....its basically a nightmare on every level....
