Refusal to communicate Clips
Doctors, nurses, and hospital administration refusing to communicate with family or advocates.
The victim details their distress...
"I would call the hospital, and the phone would just ring nonstop. I'd call the nurses' station. It would ring...
Other Commonalities:
Denied informed consent regarding the...
"They had never approached me. They had never told me straight up. They had never acknowledged it with any here's...
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Denied informed consent + Neglect
Gaslighting: The victim expresses frustration...
"So one of the times that, I was able to see him on the phone. They had him upside down....
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Dehydration and starvation + Denied alternative treatments + Denied informed consent + Isolation of victim + Neglect + Non-emergency ventilation + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing
Evidence of lying or dishonesty;...
"The hospital kept saying they can't get us a BiPAP machine through hospice. That was a lie.
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Denied alternative treatments + Gaslighting + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing
The victim was pressured to...
"But then on August first, they started asking me if I really if I wanted to reverse his DNR, and...
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + DNR pressure or shenanigans + Isolation of victim + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing
Poor communication and lack of...
"I had given permission to them to the hospital to talk to my brothers, but they were not getting information...one...
Other Commonalities: Denied informed consent + Gaslighting + Isolation of victim + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing
The victim expresses their desperation...
"So I had to try to I I tried to ask them, how do I contact this Red Cross? I...
Other Commonalities: Isolation of victim + Neglect + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing
Evidence of denial of family...
"No response because they said she was too tired or just didn't wanna talk when and we found out her...
Other Commonalities: Removal of communication devices
The victim details how she...
"When I got his medical records, I requested them the day that he died, and they sent them to me...
Other Commonalities: Isolated even in death + Isolation of victim + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing + Removal of communication devices
Evidence of isolation of the...
"Never. We were not allowed in the building. Period. Point blank. They said you were white some of the times....
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Isolation of victim + Neglect
Victim expresses frustration about the...
"Straight. Because he had no advocate for him. The semi company dropped him off and kept on driving. They didn't...
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Isolation of victim + Neglect + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing
Emotional Impact. The family member...
"I walked back in and I said, is somebody gonna let me know what's happening?
Other Commonalities: Isolation of victim