Nope, I think Children's did a fine job of tarnishing their reputation all on their own! I'm so glad DHS is investigating this case! I hope JCAHO which does all of the hospital accreditations in California will look into them too for Jahi's condition! The rest of your post I completely agree with!
I think you misunderstood what I meant. I do think the family has tarnished the hospital's reputation by everything they have publicly said. If what they say is true then that was well deserved by the hospital. I did not intent to imply that I blamed the family.
I absolutely agree that CHO tarnished their own reputation with the choice of words and attitude displayed in the public regarding this case ... in my opinion. They are a children's hospital. They should always take the high road and remain empathetic and respectful. That's just my opinion.
Whether or not the cap on financial recovery upon death has played a part in this case or not the fact remains that CHO would have something to gain financially by declaring her dead. I'm not saying that is their motives; but, it does raise questions for me.
The best thing the hospital could do is remain respectful of Jahi and her family and submit accurate medical records regarding the events of that day in the court documents.
I guess I just don't trust hospitals due to personal experience. I was admitted to an ER a 11 years ago. The doctor on staff gave me an injection of some kind of medication that reacted badly. I ended up being transferred to a trauma center with no memory of the 4 days I spent in the trauma center. They told my family to be prepared for the possibility that I would not survive. Thankfully I did.
When I was released I went back to the first hospital to obtain my medical records to see what medication I was given to make sure I never received it again ... it was not listed in my chart. According to my chart they didn't administer any meds and transferred me for uncontrollable vomiting ... I was not vomiting until after the injection of the medication. An injection witnessed by several of my family members. Unfortunately, whatever it was seriously affected my memory because I do not remember it. You don't transfer someone to a trauma center for uncontrollable vomiting; and, my insurance refused to pay the transport and trauma center based on falsified records. It was a huge mess. To this day I still have no idea what medication was given to me.
The same hospital later killed my grandmother by giving her the wrong blood type during a transfusion and proceeded to cover it up refusing to allow an autopsy at a different hospital unless we paid over $2,000 for it. A family member walked into the room while they were trying to resuscitate and heard the staff say she had been given the wrong blood. When they saw that family member they ordered him out as well as immediately removed the bags of blood, IV's, everything from the room. They tried to convince us that our family member heard wrong. My response was that that would easily be resolved by an autopsy by a different facility. That was denied.
That same hospital also killed a 28 year old friend of mine. He was admitted to the ER for chest pains. He was extremely overweight. The doctor told him he had gas (he was too young to have a heart attack), gave him a shot of pain medication, and released him. 30 minutes later he collapsed and died from a massive heart attack.
There are many more horror stories from that hospital; but, I'll end there. So, for those who disagree with me, please understand my point of view from my experiences with a bad hospital. It makes me question other hospitals because I have literally seen medical records falsified and rear ends covered. I'm not saying CHO did that in this case; but, it should definitely be investigated thoroughly.
