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4. That's what doctors have to do in those hot spots.

Mon Jul 6, 2020, 08:29 AM

Jul 2020

Patients are ranked by "points." Young healthy ones get more points and thus treatments. Old or ones with pre-existing conditions-forget about it.

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Austin Hospital Withheld Treatment from Disabled Man Who Contracted Coronavirus [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2020 OP

I am guessing hot spot triage came into play here. This is as much on GreenPartyVoter Jul 2020 #1

That's what doctors have to do in those hot spots. LisaL Jul 2020 #4

What race was Michael Hinkson? malaise Jul 2020 #2

Picture of him and his kids: MrsCoffee Jul 2020 #5

His wife wasn't his legal guardian. LisaL Jul 2020 #6

I thought being his wife automatically made her legal gaurdian JI7 Jul 2020 #7

No, read the article link for the photo. LisaL Jul 2020 #8

Thanks MrsCoffee malaise Jul 2020 #9

Black disabled man lunasun Jul 2020 #10

As I found out from Terry Schiavo case, feeding tube is considered LisaL Jul 2020 #3

Yes. But nutrition is separate from medication mercuryblues Jul 2020 #12

I have no doubt that it was approved mercuryblues Jul 2020 #21

The hospital said he was aspirating dalton99a Jul 2020 #17

Aspiration in this case is a one way trip to pneumonia. LastDemocratInSC Jul 2020 #22

The elephant-in-the-room question here is... Hugin Jul 2020 #11

My guess is that visitation to the long term care facility Ilsa Jul 2020 #13

Statement from St. David's South Austin Medical Center: dalton99a Jul 2020 #14

Thank you, this was helpful chia Jul 2020 #18

This is very sad, of course, but nobody did anything wrong.. ananda Jul 2020 #19

Another tragedy UpInArms Jul 2020 #20

Op says they withheld water scipan Jul 2020 #24

He had a multiple organ failure and a pneumonia. LisaL Jul 2020 #25