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Just found a sort of "follow-up" article as well. Six hospital employees were fired in the days after she died, and the city agreed to reduce overcrowding and trim the time patients spend in the unit. Hospital administrators also promised to improve conditions in the unit, which had been deplored in a recent lawsuit. The suit, which is still pending, claimed the long waits for care at King’s County could be cruel. Patients had limited access to linens, gowns or soap. The showers were filthy and there were few places to sleep. One patient lucky enough to get a bed complained that someone stole her spot when she got up in the night to use the bathroom. Another patient said he was robbed of his wallet after falling asleep in a busy hallway. A 54-year-old man only days removed from an open heart surgery said he had to curl up on the floor of a reception area, where he was kept awake by fighting between patients and security guards. Post a comment in response: |
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