“In a statement, Kaiser Permanente spokesperson Sandra Hernandez-Millett said, “Our deepest sympathies go out to the Zelig family for the passing of their daughter Daniela. Especially following a tragedy like this, we review our care to ensure that we are taking all appropriate steps to provide high quality care. We reinforce our commitment to our patients’ health, to delivering quality care, and to continuous quality improvement.””
This is Kaiser! When you go to the Medicare, web page, I lists Kaiser as the “best” of all the Medicare insurance options (nothing else garners five stars). That tells you all you need to know about Kaiser. Kaiser is as close to the British Healthcare System as you can get in this country (for now).
I had Kaiser for years. OK for routine care, but I would not trust them for anything other than that. My Doctor even agreed that it was foolish that she had to follow their procedures rather than use her own discretion.
Kaiser...used to be the best!
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.