WITFnews OP t1_jba19sj wrote
This is from my colleague Gabriella Martinez.
It's a pretty in-depth story but the TLDR version is: An undocumented woman, from the Dominican Republic, suffered an aneurysm that required surgery at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown. She experienced some complications so she was induced into a coma.
The hospital tried for two months to find a long-term care facility to accept her but were unable to, so they want to transfer her to the Dominican Republic.
Her family does not want that and wishes she remains here in the United States. Her husband believes the trip to the DR might kill her.
According to a letter from the hospital to the family, it was difficult to find a long-term acute care hospital because such facilities “do not accept medical assistance or patients who are not in the United States on a valid visa.”
There was a protest outside of the hospital, the family has an attorney helping them and it's just a crazy situation.
Full story at the link and remember: it's not behind a paywall and no annoying ads.
Unlikely-Hawk416 t1_jbaob2o wrote
NPR reported on this earlier. LVHN told the husband it would be $500 per day for her medical care continued at home. This is an atrocity.
ticktocktoe t1_jbvqc07 wrote
What about it is an attrocity? This woman could be discharged. Her family wants no onus. Are you proposing she just take up limited space in a hospital while they foot the bill.
This isn't the hospitals problem as far as I'm concerned.
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