Comments on: $2M For Woman's Death On Hospital Floor

Family Receives Wrongful Death Settlement; Woman Collapsed After 24-Hour Wait, Was Ignored By Staff

[rrozsa]

Aviles said the improvements would shorten the average time patients wait in the psychiatric emergency room to eight hours, down from 27 hours.

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My brain cannot comprehend someone not at least asking if they can help the woman back up into her chair. I guess the stereotype of the cold, uncaring New York citizen may not be as far off the mark as I had hoped.

[jackp32]

Oh the lawyer don't mind the hospital placing a value on the patient's life as long as it is a $ amount that lines his greedy pockets in the vicinity of say $800,000.