N.Y. hospital staff ignored patient as she lay dying
 

Disturbing story:

City hospital officials agreed in court Tuesday to implement reforms at a psychiatric ward where surveillance footage showed a woman falling from her chair, writhing on the floor and dying as workers failed to help for more than an hour.

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are we that self absorbed, that this kind of thing is happening more and more? this is very sad

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wtf on that cop.... damn.

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That is awful. And for her to be there almost 24 hours and not be seen is just as bad...

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That cop deserves to, at the very least, be suspended without pay for a long time. He might not have violated the law, but that kind of indifference shows that he is probably unfit to wear a uniform.

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You've gotta feel for the family that has to watch that knowing their loved one was literally lying there dying and nobody did anything to help.

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This is just about the most despicable thing I've seen in years. I was listening to CNNradio on XM in the car yesterday, and they had a very informative take on the situation. Apparently it happened in the psychiatric ward of a hospital which was already in the process of being sued for negligence. Also, there is a check-in counter just off camera less that FOUR FEET away from where she collapsed. And yet they let that woman die. A psych ward is supposed to help these people, yet their own patients are treated like 2nd class citizens or worse. Then, once she died, the hospital straight up lied on the incident report to try to cover their ass. When caught in the lie, their withdrawal was SO lame. This is situation is unbelievably f-ed. Some of the experts on CNN said this hospital is basically at the mercy of the federal judge assigned to the case. I hope he crushes them.

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SGG, I really think that the cop in this case is probably a rent a cop, not that that matters.

I know a lot of people hate State / American Civil Liberty Unions. I don't agree with all of the cases the ACLU/etc accepts, but it's good to see someone's there to put these bitches in a world of hurt for their negligence.

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What a sick situation. I feel for the family of that woman, I hope that hospital gets some serious changes made to it because that's about as low class as it gets.

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[quote=Daseal;454940]SGG, I really think that the cop in this case is probably a rent a cop, not that that matters.

I know a lot of people hate State / American Civil Liberty Unions. I don't agree with all of the cases the ACLU/etc accepts, but it's good to see someone's there to put these bitches in a world of hurt for their negligence.[/quote]

Im with ya here as far as the aclu goes, but they spend too much of their resources and time defending things like nambla, instead of helping people who aren't just trying to molest kids.

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Wow. This is just unbelievable. This is why I don't watch the news...too many horrible stories.

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Well at least the family is getting something restitution from this awful situation.

[url]http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/28/nyregion/28settle.html[/url]

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[quote=Redskins247;454983]Wow. This is just unbelievable. This is why I don't watch the news...too many horrible stories.[/quote]

Me either! They should change it to BAD news.

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I've actually had some major problems with hospitals in the past. I had some major ear trauma a few years back from jumping off this waterfall. I was crumpled in the waiting room in the fetal position and it took me two hours to get into the emergency room.

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;560273]I've actually had some major problems with hospitals in the past. I had some major ear trauma a few years back from jumping off this waterfall. I was crumpled in the waiting room in the fetal position and it took me two hours to get into the emergency room.[/quote]

Me too. I HATE hospitals. About 6 years ago while I was bartending in Gainesville, I had a full keg of beer fall and nearly snap my arm. Fortunately I yanked it out of the way in time, but it still caught my left index finger and literally squashed it. Shattered. Plus the impact was such that my hand was bleeding pretty profusely.

The General Manager of the restuarant drove me to the ER, and showed them the workman's comp insurance info right away when I checked in. I still sat there in the waiting room in excruciating pain with my mushed finger wrapped in a blood soaked cloth for the better part of 2 hours, watching people with much less immediate issues getting seen in front of me.

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One thing I have learned in dealing with hospitals (and trust me, I have had lots of dealings with them) is that you need an patient advocate with you for anything but the most routine of issues. By that I mean someone, anyone, (spouse, friend, family member) willing and able to get the staff's attention and be sure your injuries are treated and that their is appropriate follow through.

More often than not, a lack of attention is simply nurses and staffers pissing on the fire closest to their feet in terms of providing care. Patients generally have a hard enough time dealing with their issues and don't have the energy or ability to chase down care. Even when they do, the staff often discount the complaints as simply another patient believing their illness/injury is the worst.

If you are going to the hospital for any type of long term or ER care - particularly if surgery or some other type of treatment that will you up is being done - take a competent adult with you.

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The farther west and south you go, the smaller the wait time. I've been seen right away all 3 times i've been to Fauquier Hospital.

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[quote=Monksdown;560319][B]The farther west and south you go[/B], the smaller the wait time. I've been seen right away all 3 times i've been to Fauquier Hospital.[/quote]

Eh, not necessarily. Gainesville, Fl is a small town about 800 miles south of DC, and both of my trips to the ER while living in that town were a joke. SHANDS at UF (the name of the hospital) is considered one of the best University hospitals in the country, and once I was actually seen by the doctors, I thought they were great. But the admission/waiting room experience were totally miserable.

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[quote=That Guy;454900]wtf on that cop.... damn.[/quote]

Not really surprised by the way that donut eating asshole responded. I would have actually been shocked if he did do something other then return to the free coffee he picked up at the local convenience store.

This is pretty sad, but it's happening more & more. This reminds me of the scene in Seattle where the guy was hit by a car & on lookers just...looked at him & walked past him for some time before someone actually acted like they cared. Thanks to the news media, I believe, we are becoming a more desensitized society & things like this are affecting us less & less on the compassion level. And it will continue to get worse.

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[quote=GMScud;560275]Me too. I HATE hospitals. About 6 years ago while I was bartending in Gainesville, I had a full keg of beer fall and nearly snap my arm. Fortunately I yanked it out of the way in time, but it still caught my left index finger and literally squashed it. Shattered. Plus the impact was such that my hand was bleeding pretty profusely.

The General Manager of the restuarant drove me to the ER, and showed them the workman's comp insurance info right away when I checked in. I still sat there in the waiting room in excruciating pain with my mushed finger wrapped in a blood soaked cloth for the better part of 2 hours, watching people with much less immediate issues getting seen in front of me.[/quote]



My worst experience was at Fairfax Hospital with my, then, wife. We sat there for over 17 hours (full time there) while others were seen & released. At one point, they had actually forgotten we were there. This was admitted to us by a nurse who happened by & looked in & asked her name. She returned about 2 1/2 hours later & told us that they had lost her chart. :doh: My wife was being seen for kidney stones. No big deal or anything. :yeahright