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12. Why I truly hate religion based hospitals

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Jan 9, 2024, 09:21 AM

Jan 2024

Not taxed and some of the cruelest behavior I've ever experienced or observed was from a religious hospital.

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Milwaukie Providence Hospital calls police to remove sick man..claimed he was faking it [View all] Demovictory9 Jan 2024 OP

The hospital is owned by Providence Health & Services, a not-for-profit Catholic organization. Lonestarblue Jan 2024 #1

Yes..all emergency rooms are required to provide care Demovictory9 Jan 2024 #7

Hospitals are obligated BigMin28 Jan 2024 #31

Wasn't this conduct an EMTALA violation? nutshell2002 Jan 2024 #61

the hospital has already admitted it failed its duties moonshinegnomie Jan 2024 #2

"whoever signed off on removing him form the hospital needs to have their license revoked and they should be prosecuted" Demovictory9 Jan 2024 #6

Let me turn on the translator... OldBaldy1701E Jan 2024 #10

"In this case, we fell short of our goal of providing safe, reliable, compassionate care to our patient" ... marble falls Jan 2024 #16

Not VA level (although that can be good), CONGRESSIONAL LEVEL care for niyad Jan 2024 #19

I'm on VA care. Congressional level care cannot be much better. I am VERY pleased with VA. marble falls Jan 2024 #23

I am very happy for you. Unfortunately, that is not uniformly the case. I have spent niyad Jan 2024 #30

VA is highly rated next to private systems ... marble falls Jan 2024 #36

Thank you for that valuable information. It is good to have this on hand in niyad Jan 2024 #37

Thank you, because some day my husband may need this Hekate Jan 2024 #47

It really varies Sympthsical Jan 2024 #33

Me too. tazkcmo Jan 2024 #46

No one is infallable. marble falls Jan 2024 #49

I suspect a lot of the situation stems from the fact he was a frequent flier. haele Jan 2024 #39

Never even thought of that. "here he is again, just to get out of the weather and get a meal", that makes ... marble falls Jan 2024 #40

I don't care what excuse they were giving. There are ways to see if a person is stable and its' Maraya1969 Jan 2024 #42

YES. Whatever doctor that sent him needs to lose his license. And I hope the law Maraya1969 Jan 2024 #41

more than lose his license moonshinegnomie Jan 2024 #44

The famous epitaph ... lpbk2713 Jan 2024 #3

Medical malpractice. multigraincracker Jan 2024 #4

You bet. The family's mailboxes will be fill with business cards. Whole other can of worms ... marble falls Jan 2024 #18

This is especially heinous... Joinfortmill Jan 2024 #5

catholic hospital mopinko Jan 2024 #13

That's even worse. Joinfortmill Jan 2024 #15

maybe they'll get an audit for this. mopinko Jan 2024 #17

Yup. Joinfortmill Jan 2024 #32

Why did they handcuff him? malaise Jan 2024 #8

Yes they did. Procedure. I noticed the cuffs were loose enough they could have slipped off with no effort ... marble falls Jan 2024 #25

The cops knew he was sick and intheflow Jan 2024 #9

This was not Milwaukee, Wisconsin sunnybrook Jan 2024 #14

Thank you. I thought the spelling was a typo at first, or not enough caffeine. niyad Jan 2024 #20

Just the opposite of my situation. Any chance you need the leaves raked? marble falls Jan 2024 #26

Alas, no. The leaves are all raked and bagged, as needed for the compost bin. niyad Jan 2024 #29

You have no idea how lovely that sounds. I'll get right to the kitchen after I post this. Thanks! marble falls Jan 2024 #35

I corrected. Thx Demovictory9 Jan 2024 #38

I don't think they knew he was that sick....They did take him to a behavioral health center. LeftInTX Jan 2024 #43

Christ almighty that's horrible. Swede Jan 2024 #11

And not be recertified. marble falls Jan 2024 #27

Why I truly hate religion based hospitals angrychair Jan 2024 #12

And let us not forget that catholic hospitals ( 1 of every six) fail women, niyad Jan 2024 #22

Exactly Farmer-Rick Jan 2024 #24

I don't know a single Catholic who thinks that way, including myself. shrike3 Jan 2024 #34

I was raised Catholic Farmer-Rick Jan 2024 #50

President Biden is Catholic shrike3 Jan 2024 #52

Not all Catholics are like the ones who buried babies Farmer-Rick Jan 2024 #53

Biden says his faith guides him. shrike3 Jan 2024 #54

Not all Catholics, or religious people, are evil Farmer-Rick Jan 2024 #55

And plenty of atheists are evil as well. shrike3 Jan 2024 #56

Yeah, but atheist don't claim the moral authority Farmer-Rick Jan 2024 #57

Really? Tell Elon Musk that. shrike3 Jan 2024 #58

All billionaires are atheists? ExWhoDoesntCare Jan 2024 #60

Catholics think that way? Elessar Zappa Jan 2024 #45

It's a common attitude among religious people Farmer-Rick Jan 2024 #51

He was 26? progressoid Jan 2024 #21

The streets are murder in themselves. Especially if it's compounding other health conditions. marble falls Jan 2024 #28

Emaciated and probably missing a lot of teeth Demovictory9 Jan 2024 #48

Kicking drug using patients to the curb is something hospitals have become used to doing. maxsolomon Jan 2024 #59