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peggysue2

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9. Wow!

Sun Jan 23, 2022, 05:15 PM

Jan 2022

My husband (even my MIL after she moved in with us) have been patients at Parkwest. It's a really nice facility with all the technology you would expect in a large hospital system. We never had any problems there. In fact, I give kudos to the palliative-care staff who administered comfort measures to my mother-in-law in her last hours.

This case sounds like a huge administrative failure. Incomprehensible that the responsible staff would refuse this man's request for an interpreter and/or that they entirely missed possible blood clots.

Another reason to be glad we're out of TN.

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Deaf Knoxville man sues Parkwest, Covenant Health for refusing to provide an interpreter [View all] Jilly_in_VA Jan 2022 OP

It should be mandated for hospitals and police departments to have interpreters on staff. LonePirate Jan 2022 #1

I believe it is mandated Jilly_in_VA Jan 2022 #3

They Refused??? ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #2

Note that IT also dropped the ball. Jilly_in_VA Jan 2022 #4

Who Runs That Place? ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #10

Good. I hope that he sues their a&& off. This is a legitimate handicap, and those that are hearing SWBTATTReg Jan 2022 #5

You might be interested in my articles on my deaf/hard of hearing website: tblue37 Jan 2022 #6

Thanks! SWBTATTReg Jan 2022 #7

Thanks! Scottie Mom Jan 2022 #8

Wow! peggysue2 Jan 2022 #9