Francine Jefferson, about her sister-in-law, Clara A. Kincaid
I am convinced that had she been a white woman they would have put her in the hospital. I believe that with everything in me.
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“COVID-19 is a terrible illness that unpredictably impacts each person differently, including some who can rapidly decline in a matter of hours,” the spokeswoman said via e-mail. The health system’s providers all follow a strict protocol for assessing, treating and educating patients about the symptoms of COVID-19 and how to seek follow-up care immediately if their condition worsens, according to the e-mailed statement.
While no one incident points to outright discrimination in Kincaids’ experience with the clinic, health advocates who study healthcare disparities have pointed to fissures in trust among Black patients and medical care professionals as a contributor to inequity in medical treatment. Historical injustices, such as the forced sterilization of Black women and th
Pandemic pushes long wait times even higher for some ambulances transferring patients in Mississippi
Record hospitalizations are leading to crowded ERs and hour-long waits for many EMTs
Pandemic pushes long wait times even higher for some ambulances transferring patients in Mississippi By C.J. LeMaster | December 23, 2020 at 11:29 PM CST - Updated December 24 at 10:36 AM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - As COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record levels, Mississippi’s already-strained hospital system is struggling to provide ICU beds. With hospitals full, it is pushing patients who are waiting for admittance into the emergency room and forcing doctors to delay ambulance transfers, sometimes for hours.
Francine Jefferson, about her sister-in-law, Clara A. Kincaid
I am convinced that had she been a white woman they would have put her in the hospital. I believe that with everything in me.
Quote icon
“COVID-19 is a terrible illness that unpredictably impacts each person differently, including some who can rapidly decline in a matter of hours,” the spokeswoman said via e-mail. The health system’s providers all follow a strict protocol for assessing, treating and educating patients about the symptoms of COVID-19 and how to seek follow-up care immediately if their condition worsens, according to the e-mailed statement.
While no one incident points to outright discrimination in Kincaids’ experience with the clinic, health advocates who study healthcare disparities have pointed to fissures in trust among Black patients and medical care professionals as a contributor to inequity in medical treatment. Historical injustices, such as the forced sterilization of Black women and th