Hospital CEO s response to Black doctor s COVID-19 death prompts backlash
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Black doctor dies of COVID-19 after alleging mistreatment at Indiana hospital
Susan Moore, who died on Sunday from complications from the coronavirus, claimed that a white doctor treating her repeatedly ignored her complaints that she was in excruciating pain.Courtesy Henry Muhammed
The president and CEO of an Indiana hospital has prompted backlash for releasing what medical professionals and health care advocates described as a blame the victim statement about a Black physician who died of COVID-19 after alleging she was mistreated by a doctor and nurses at his medical facility because of the color of her skin.
Hospital CEO’s response to Black doctor’s COVID-19 death prompts backlash
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By BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News
(CARMEL, Ind.) The president and CEO of an Indiana hospital has prompted backlash for releasing what medical professionals and health care advocates described as a “blame the victim” statement about a Black physician who died of COVID-19 after alleging she was mistreated by a doctor and nurses at his medical facility because of the color of her skin.
In a press release, Indiana University Hospital president and CEO Dennis M. Murphy described Dr. Susan Moore as a “complex patient” and said that during her stay at the IU Health North facility in Carmel, Indiana, the nursing staff treating her for coronavirus “may have been intimidated by a knowledgeable patient who was using social media to voice her concerns and critique the care they were delivering.”