A tragic patient dumping case

January 12, 2007

A man visiting from Ecuador flies home, but not after his non-reimbursed care leads one hospital to dump him to another:

While Segovia was taken to an apartment, Hackensack’s discharge papers state he was sent to a “sub-acute rehabilitation facility in stable satisfactory condition.” The records also state that Segovia — who is paralyzed below the waist — was “ambulating.”



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