Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Video Shows Woman Ignored While Dying in New York Hospital


NEW YORK — Video from a surveillance camera at a Brooklyn hospital shows a woman dying on the floor of a psychiatric emergency-room while staffers initially ignore her.
The video was released by lawyers suing Kings County Hospital alleging neglect and abuse of mental health patients at the medical facility. The agency that runs the municipal hospital — the city's Health and Hospitals Corp. — fired six staffers, including the security guards. More... Video - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - 3 Hour Diet at Home