[demkicker]

Elevator alert!

[bonesmccoy]

This is an OUTRAGE!

The Texas Medical Center is replete with executives who cheat, lie, and steal from the tax payers of the US.

Texas Medical Center includes the St. Joseph's Hospital. In fact, St. Joseph's Hospital and the Baylor College of Medicine people were sued by the Reagan Administration for violation of tax laws.

The fact of the matter is that Reagan's Administration tried to discipline these people and obviously failed.

If you think this sorry accident is a "fluke", guess again!

The Baylor College of Medicine people were charged with violation of IRS tax code and federal legislation was passed in order to halt the illegal conduct.

BCM's executives were passing money to doctors at a sister facility to the St. Joseph's hospital. According to federal court documents and legislation, the health care laws of the US were charged to prohibit hospitals from essentially bribing doctors for referrals to the hospital.

[SerpentDove]

mhPING

[Spunky]

Hitoshi Nikaidoh, 35, of Dallas, a surgical resident at the hospital at 1919 La Branch, was stepping onto a second-floor elevator in the main building around 9:30 a.m. when the doors closed, pinning his shoulders, said Harold Jordan, an investigator with the Harris County Medical Examiner's Office. The elevator car then moved upward, severing the doctor's head, Jordan said.

I am still trying to picture how his whole head was cut off.

It would seem to me if his shoulder's were pinned in the door and the elevator went up, it would slice him down the middle.

Was he leaning with his head in and the rest of his body out except the shoulders?

[MightyMouseToSaveThe Day]

How awful. just awful. a horrible end. From all accounts, he sounded like a wonderful, caring person who could have made such a positive difference in the world. And then there are the evil ones who live to ripe old ages, leaving hate and destruction wherever they go. Sometimes I just find it hard to understand the why of it all.

[nmh]

Doctor or not, how awful! That poor woman trapped IN the elevator will ne haunted by this.

[TEXASPROUD]

This is bad. I worked with this guys dad, who happens to be one of the best pediatric cardio-thoracic surgeons in the state of Texas. Big loss for all of us.

[TC Rider]

RUDYARD KIPLING

1865-1936

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you..

[Petruchio]

An aspiring missionary doctor, who was voted by medical school classmates as the epitome of a good physician, was killed Saturday at Christus St. Joseph Hospital when an elevator malfunctioned, decapitating him, authorities said.

. . . (SNIP) . . .

A woman who also works at the hospital was on the elevator at the time and witnessed the accident, police said. Because of the malfunction, she was trapped on the elevator for 15 or 20 minutes before firefighters were able to reach her, police said.

Alt. Headline:

Doctor Loses Head over Woman

[b4its2late]

Heads up!

[The South Texan]

I can't even imagine seeing such a site. Prayers for this poor soul's family.

[BellStar]

I read the long version in the paper today. Seems he was a new on fire for Christ, Christian! A baby was delivered,he went home!

[Frank_2001]

"In respect for the family, we're not giving out any information"
Well, that's a smart move-avoid further upsetting the hospital's future OWNERS! What a horrible story... I'm generally no fan of trial lawyers, but not in this case...I hope the family finds the meanest shark in town and wins BIG!

[CyberAnt]

Never put your body, your arms or your legs in between the doors of an elevator to force them open again. This is how this "accident" happens. I've heard of people sticking their arm between the doors thinking it would keep the doors from closing, and the person lost his arm.

Stupid move people - don't do it!!