Running a virtual credit check on a dying woman is downright reprehensible.
Running a virtual credit check on a dying woman is downright reprehensible.
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I read the article and a recap of what was said. They were probably trying to help because the paramedics know she’ll get a big bill if she doesn’t have insurance and they were giving her the option of having a relative take her. Provided the ER saw her right away, a ride with the paramedics probably wouldn’t have made a difference in the outcome.
Their mistake was assuming that she didn’t have a serious condition.
OK, I read some more and they are going to get in trouble:
Hillsborough County Administrator Mike Merrill acknowledged in a press conference on Monday that “we did in fact fail to provide good care to this woman”.
“My guys did a lot of things wrong here and we take responsibility,” he said, acknowledging that the medics had failed to even check the woman’s vital signs.
He added that medics also falsified a report to claim they were unable to locate the patient.