Posted on 08/20/2012 2:57:24 PM PDT by AstralisLux
A doctor at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas denied a 12-year-old gun-shot victim food and water and slipped a "do not resuscitate" order in the patient's chart, without the parents' knowledge. In Texas, the doctors' actions are protected by law. Now the patient is facing a so-called death panel where the doctor and hospital will give the patient and patient's family ten days to find another healthcare facility or they will stop treating the patient.
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In fact I’ll suggest one better.
Take a look at this story
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2920691/posts
What will happen to these doctors when Right to Life shows up to protest these “mercy killings” or “death panels” in front of their homes exposing them for what they are. That won’t be great for business.
True and most all of them are listed on a website somewhere. How else do they attract business? Find the list and publish ALL the names and emails.
Shareholders are certainly accountable for many many things. Healthcare in the US is extremely regulated.
I don’t believe it either... Not that doctors don’t want to do this in general, I just don’t believe this story coming out of a website I have never herd of.
Lol..Now that was a b_slap and why I love this site: People who talk shiz are often corrected within a few posts. Myself included, once or twice.
You know, there are limited resources, no matter who or what decides. It’s a nasty business, but it’s true.
Lol. Thanks for the star. I can learn. I do have a better opinion of doctors than you seem to though. Most of my friends, not to mention my wife are in the medical field.
Actually, I meant that as just a satirical cliche.
The kid might not have health insurance and his parents and he might be illegals. Illegals in Texas have put many texas hospitals out of business.
A local state hospital for the poor in Texas decided last year to stabilize illegals with no insurance and then transfer them to their home nations for care. They can’t afford it anymore. It’s hard enough taking the hit in costs to care for poor Texans.
I know nothing about the website as a source of information. But, the way the article reads, it seems to be saying that the boy's brain is intact; the surgery occurred at one hospital, and then the boy was transferred to another, and there was miscommunication between the two hospitals. At least that's what I think the article is saying.
Miscommunication and misinformation seems to be very common at hospitals. Our family has come across it very often with sick family members. For awhile, a hospital had me listed wrong, too. Luckily I was well enough to speak up for myself. When a patient is not well enough, or in a coma, that's when family members are important in helping to keep hospital records straight.
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