Hospital dumps elderly woman

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This evening, on CBS Evening News, I saw film of hospital security guards wheeling an elderly black woman down the street AWAY from the Baltimore hospital and dumping her in the below freezing temperature wearing ONLY a hospital gown and thin "booties".

A heads up passer-by filmed the whole thing on his cell phone. He then took action to keep her from freezing to death. The woman is now safe with relatives who say that tomorrow they will take her to another medical facility.

The anger I feel is beyond words. If I said what I really feel, I'd get banned.
 

I heard a short blurb about that on the radio, and I couldn't believe a hospital would dump someone off on the street like that, whether the temps were freezing or not. Thank goodness for the man who took action to save her from freezing, I hope someone answers for this and it never happens again. :(
 
Thank God that man was there to get help for her. What kind of people work at that hospital??? Whoever was responsible for giving the order (and executing the order) needs to be stripped down and sent out to catch a bus in freezing weather. See how they like it!

I don't know what the special circumstances are that were hinted at, but you just can't put a person in that condition out on the streets. Lock her up in the psych ward or call the police to take her into custody, but don't put her out on the street. I watched the whole video and it's plain to see that she was having a psychotic episode or was high on something or ????? but it doesn't matter.....YOU DON'T TREAT PEOPLE LIKE THAT!!!

I hope heads roll over this.
 

I'm having a difficult time imagining how such a thing is possible in America. I hope people lose their license to practice medicine over this, starting with the hospital administrator.
 
The thing that I really had trouble with is that the paramedics that were summoned to help took the woman back to the same hospital.

This incident makes you wonder about the other things that happen in these places. We had an incident last year where an elderly patient was left in bed for two days with a broken leg because the staff thought that she was just a whiner and a complainer.

I would rather die peacefully on the floor in my little apartment than be sucked into this madness, very sad.
 
Not that it matters but, I'd sure like to hear the whole story of this. It is just hard to even imagine this happening in America 2018. Again, not the big issue but...where the hell is / was her family in all of this ? That woman clearly needs an advocate 24/7 . At least till her situation is under control.......without knowing any more, Kudos to Mr. Baraka....for once a cell phone video that [may] actually help.
 
At first glance, I couldn't believe this Original Post...so I checked it out, and IT IS True. Some hospital in Baltimore just dumped this woman at a bus stop and left her there. Only the actions of a bystander saved her from further troubles. Here is a report and video of the incident....and apparently, this happens quite frequently to the homeless, etc.

http://myq105.com/2018/01/11/baltim...zing-cold-temperatures-wearing-hospital-gown/
 
Aunt Bea said:
The thing that I really had trouble with is that the paramedics that were summoned to help took the woman back to the same hospital.

This incident makes you wonder about the other things that happen in these places. We had an incident last year where an elderly patient was left in bed for two days with a broken leg because the staff thought that she was just a whiner and a complainer.

I would rather die peacefully on the floor in my little apartment than be sucked into this madness, very sad.
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Remember a few years ago about the woman who lay dead on the floor of the emergency room for hours because they thought she was faking? I can't remember where that occurred but it was a big story at the time.
 
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jujube said:
Remember a few years ago about the woman who laid dead on the floor of the emergency room for hours because they thought she was faking? I can't remember where that occurred but it was a big story at the time.
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What a wonderful world!!!

I used to believe that these stories were due to the fact that people in the front lines of healthcare are so poorly paid.

It seems to go deeper than that, it seems like so many people today lack empathy and plain old common sense.
 
Aunt Bea said:
What a wonderful world!!!

I used to believe that these stories were due to the fact that people in the front lines of healthcare are so poorly paid.

It seems to go deeper than that, it seems like so many people today lack empathy and plain old common sense.
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I recall hearing news reports years back where some for-profit hospitals were caught dumping uninsured/unable-to-pay patients on the streets as a matter of policy.
 
Shalimar said:
How is such a thing possible in a first world country?
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It is "possible", because our Health Care System is all about MONEY. If you look at any of the statistics available on the Internet, the U.S. pays Twice as much for Health Care as most of the other nations, and the last time the WHO (World Health Organization) ranked the nations by overall quality of care, the U.S. came in at about number 37. Some day, the people of this nation are going to wake up and Demand a SP-UHC plan similar to what has proven to be far more effective for most people around the world.
 
Don M. said:
It is "possible", because our Health Care System is all about MONEY. If you look at any of the statistics available on the Internet, the U.S. pays Twice as much for Health Care as most of the other nations, and the last time the WHO (World Health Organization) ranked the nations by overall quality of care, the U.S. came in at about number 37. Some day, the people of this nation are going to wake up and Demand a SP-UHC plan similar to what has proven to be far more effective for most people around the world.
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I am so sorry it is like this for the American people.
 
Many hospitals ask if the patient has someone to drive them home and will be home to assist them. A 'no' should theoretically trip a social worker of somekind even if they simply look for a relative to pick them up and/or stay them. Someone was playing a administrative drone/just following orders putting this women out on the street like that.

I know someone, fully insured and/or on medicare that was pressured to accept a discharge with a rising temperature and fluid in the lungs after a bout with the flu/pnuemonia. As a medicare patient they found out they can protest or appeal a discharge and should get another 24 hours if on medicare. The nurses said if they were not a senior they probably would've had security escort them out the door. After at least a half day/12 hours of attempting to nudge, pressure or coerce the patient they finally realized they were getting worse, not better. And after a night of additional and/or different meds, doses and tests they verified the patient decline and added/changed meds which improved the patient's condition in less than 24 hours.

It's all about insurance, funding and beds. But to play devil's advocate if the patient is not really really sick one day in a hospital the they will lose about 3-4 days of conditioning. Which means if they are in too long they could eventually get worse and/or will need rehab/conditioning just to leave the hospital. Also fluids sit if a patient is in a bed all day. And there is increased chance of catching something else in the way of diseases, infections etc. I was also told hospitals are there to treat, not observe or assist. If the patient has good numbers and seems ok after/with in 24 hours they are supposed to be discharged.
 
Today's Washington Post, has a beautiful, sensitive article, at least in part about this case, by Philip Kennicott. You can google it.
 

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