Sounds as if they haven't wised up since my brush with Milwaukee County Hospital over 30 years ago. I was breakin’ ribs coughing. Finally went to County for an xray. The found some small TB scars. Locked me in the TB ward with really sick people for a year before doing a bronchoscopy and discovering I had noncontagious Atypical TB, probably contracted whist working in the garden. Yes, you can get TB from working with tuberous plants. I had a huge Lily bed that I split up every year or so. Ended up having to take TB meds for two years! The point is, THEY FREAKIN’ LOCKED ME INTO A CLOSED WARD FOR OVER A YEAR BEFORE THEY DID ANYTHING! Is that what they did with AIDS patients? Sorry for the rant, but Milwaukee's med stuff has been screwed up forever!
I am so sorry to hear that. The horror stories about County Hospital have been around ever since I can remember.
How did you finally manage to get out? Did you need legal help?