This is the kind of article that raises more questions than it answers. Or maybe it’s just that it is so terribly written.
What is “five days pneumonia” - does he mean she had pneumonia for 5 days? Why didn’t the parents seek treatment earlier? Why don’t they have a regular doctor they use?
It is true that some kinds pneumonia can quickly overwhelm even a healthy person and even cause their death - Jim Henson was a famous victim of this. It may be that nothing could have helped this girl.
As to the law, if it has really been the law for 39 years I don’t see why this is news, because there must have been many, many cases like this over that time.
I probably sound unsympathetic, but I’m not. I’d be ready to sue, sue, sue if this happened to my child. I hope that the poor girl may rest in peace and that the Good Lord will comfort her family.
I’m guessing you’re not familiar with Kaiser Permanente.
It’s a humongous HMO, bordering on what socialist medicine would look like.
Inexperienced, pill-pushing doctors (Kaiser has it’s own pharmacy) with extremely full schedules. No provision for extraordinary ailments. They are loathe to do any costly testing. Communication is poor. Bureaucracy is enormous. Waits are long.
And they repeatedly called one of my family members to try to bully her into aborting her son because there was a remote possibility that he might inherit hemophilia. She didn’t and he didn’t.
“I probably sound unsympathetic, but I’m not. I’d be ready to sue, sue, sue if this happened to my child. I hope that the poor girl may rest in peace and that the Good Lord will comfort her family.”
I completely understand what you are saying. My comment was related to the “quality of care” the child received. My limited experiences with Kaiser leave me with the notion that they don’t provide quality care, and this is an example. Kaiser is also problematic if you are forced to go to their ER and you are not a “member.” I had a situation where I took and injured neighbor to Kaiser. They refused to treat the injury, but would not let us take the injured party to another hospital. They insisted that she be transported via ambulance! Just disgraceful!
“Jim Henson was a famous victim of this.”
Jim Henson of “Muppets” fame? As I recall, he died of pneumonia as a result of AIDS. Nothing would have helped him if that is true.