Cause of death was a PE. And yes, there is a multi-million dollar lawsuit. Some think maybe it’s better if the hospital lost:
Just like the Medicare cuts, part of me hopes that Kings County Hospital goes to trial, gets hit with the full $25 million judgment, and goes bankrupt. Close down Kings County Hospital so that the mentally ill people in these poor areas will be forced to percolate into more affluent hospitals in lower Brooklyn, Queens, and Nassau County. Between the decreased psychiatric patient access and the Medicare payment cuts, the ED overcrowding in surrounding NYC Burroughs will kill more affluent people who have to wait for care like everyone else. Once the rich folk start dying, things will change a lot faster. ED overcrowding is an equal opportunity killer.
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Several years ago, Geoffrey Feiger, the notorious plaintiff’s attorney from Michigan, won a suit on behalf of a client against a Detroit area hospital. The award was staggering. The response of the hospital was to throw him the keys. Naturally, he wanted no part of it.
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