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:
Isolation of victim: The victim...
"They told me they had denied my request to come in and see him.
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Isolation of victim
Lack of Accountability and Transparency;...
"the staff just said, you know, we don't have time to call. We're taking care of patients. We're understaffed... I...
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Isolation of victim + Neglect + Unqualified staff
Isolation of victim; Victim was...
"And you you need to be advised that you will not be allowed to go or, be in there... And...
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Denied informed consent + Isolation of victim
Victim expresses dissatisfaction with hospital...
"I said, well, this is my husband, and I'll take all the pictures I want... Still to this day, nobody...
Other Commonalities: Isolation of victim + Neglect
Victim describes the hospital lockdown,...
"During that time, they locked down the hospital... I, was not offered the opportunity to see him, via, like, laptop.
Other Commonalities: Denied informed consent + Isolated even in death + Isolation of victim + Removal of communication devices
The victim describes being dismissed...
"We called nine one one again. They came out and said that, basically, we were wasting our time and that...
Other Commonalities: Gaslighting + Isolation of victim + Neglect + Perception of malevolence + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing + Strict adherence to EUA protocols
Victim discusses being denied alternative...
"I started doing what my wife had been instructed to do. Told him I was gonna call channel two, channel...
Other Commonalities: Denied alternative treatments + Denied informed consent + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing + Strict adherence to EUA protocols
Emotional impact: The family sought...
"Meanwhile, I kept calling like, I must have called them every day and asked them... and they pretty much told...
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Denied informed consent + Gaslighting + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing
Family was not allowed to...
"did then they still didn't even let you come in to view him... we weren't allowed to touch him at...
Other Commonalities: Dehumanization + Isolated even in death + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing
The individual discusses being denied...
"We're asking them, well, how much are you giving her? Because the national average says this, and you guys are...
Other Commonalities: Denied informed consent + Perception of malevolence + Pervasive sense of wrongdoing
Victim discusses discrepancies in what...
"We did not know that until probably, maybe four days before they let him out of COVID ICU. And even...
Other Commonalities: Isolation of victim + Neglect