Isabella Brooke Knightly and Austin Gamez-Knightly
In Memory of my Loving Husband, William F. Knightly Jr. Murdered by ILLEGAL Palliative Care at a Nashua, NH Hospital
Friday, February 3, 2012
One Nashua Hospital's Discriminatory Practices
The same Hospital that discriminated against the victim, who was attacked and beaten in Nashua in the post http://unhappygrammy-grandparentsblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/nashua-hospital-insults-nashua-victim.html , is still discriminating against patient's.
I received a message from a young woman this morning who was treated at one of the Nashua Hospitals yesterday for severe pain in the bottom right side of her abdomen. She said she felt pressure, like something had exploded.
After spending several hours in the hospital where blood test's and a Catscan were performed to rule out kidney stones, she was sent home without a diagnosis, still in severe pain. She was told the cause could also be gall stones, which only an Ultrasound would show, but wasn't given one.
After sleeping for a few hours, she awoke still in severe pain. Instead of going back to the same hospital, because she was told there was nothing more they could do, she went to the hospital where the victim of the attack had been taken. The hospital where she and family member's had been discriminated against in the past, like so many other's, in hopes they would help her. Hoping they no longer treated their patient's discriminatory. But of course they did.
She was brought into an exam room and told them she had been to the other hospital earlier, where a Catscan and blood test's were performed. She told them kidney stones were ruled out. She heard the Doctor and Nurses talking about her in the hall. Doctor DeBell came in just as she had fallen. He told her she looked disgusting laying on the floor. He told her she was a drama queen and that he had gone over her result's from the other hospital and that he was not giving her any pain medication. She told him she wasn't there for pain meds. All she wanted was for them to find out what was wrong. She told him, "Cut me open and fix whatever exploded." He told her she was only there looking for pill's. That there was nothing wrong with her. There was no examination. He told her to leave and told her when whatever it is explodes, to come back and then they would see her.
What if her appendix was ready to burst or something worse? A family member was told by this same hospital when she kept going to the Emergency room for the same pain that she was a liar and was only looking for pain meds. After six month's of being called a liar, she was rushed to the Emergency room one night. Still being called a liar. She was finally treated by a Doctor who checked her appendix. He found it was ready to explode and she was rushed in for surgery. The appendix was gang-green, because they waited so long to treat her, never believing there was anything wrong. If she hadn't gone in that night, she would have died.
This Hospital has no business discriminating against anyone. Their job is to help the patients who come in to their hospital. Not make things worse. Does the Doctor's oath no longer mean anything? It is not for them to judge anyone. Not treat people like dirt. This hospital will never learn. I'm surprised they aren't shut down yet. More people need to come forward and file complaints and lawsuits for their discriminatory practices.
I received a message from a young woman this morning who was treated at one of the Nashua Hospitals yesterday for severe pain in the bottom right side of her abdomen. She said she felt pressure, like something had exploded.
After spending several hours in the hospital where blood test's and a Catscan were performed to rule out kidney stones, she was sent home without a diagnosis, still in severe pain. She was told the cause could also be gall stones, which only an Ultrasound would show, but wasn't given one.
After sleeping for a few hours, she awoke still in severe pain. Instead of going back to the same hospital, because she was told there was nothing more they could do, she went to the hospital where the victim of the attack had been taken. The hospital where she and family member's had been discriminated against in the past, like so many other's, in hopes they would help her. Hoping they no longer treated their patient's discriminatory. But of course they did.
She was brought into an exam room and told them she had been to the other hospital earlier, where a Catscan and blood test's were performed. She told them kidney stones were ruled out. She heard the Doctor and Nurses talking about her in the hall. Doctor DeBell came in just as she had fallen. He told her she looked disgusting laying on the floor. He told her she was a drama queen and that he had gone over her result's from the other hospital and that he was not giving her any pain medication. She told him she wasn't there for pain meds. All she wanted was for them to find out what was wrong. She told him, "Cut me open and fix whatever exploded." He told her she was only there looking for pill's. That there was nothing wrong with her. There was no examination. He told her to leave and told her when whatever it is explodes, to come back and then they would see her.
What if her appendix was ready to burst or something worse? A family member was told by this same hospital when she kept going to the Emergency room for the same pain that she was a liar and was only looking for pain meds. After six month's of being called a liar, she was rushed to the Emergency room one night. Still being called a liar. She was finally treated by a Doctor who checked her appendix. He found it was ready to explode and she was rushed in for surgery. The appendix was gang-green, because they waited so long to treat her, never believing there was anything wrong. If she hadn't gone in that night, she would have died.
This Hospital has no business discriminating against anyone. Their job is to help the patients who come in to their hospital. Not make things worse. Does the Doctor's oath no longer mean anything? It is not for them to judge anyone. Not treat people like dirt. This hospital will never learn. I'm surprised they aren't shut down yet. More people need to come forward and file complaints and lawsuits for their discriminatory practices.
Nashua Hospital Insults Nashua victim of mistaken-identity attack
Insults added to injuries for Nashua victim of mistaken-identity attack - NashuaTelegraph.com:
Compounding the pain, Rousseau said, was how he was treated by professionals assigned to help him.
“Oh, what did he do now?” one member of the Southern New Hampshire Medical Center staff said as Rousseau lay bleeding on an examination table, Rousseau said.
Compounding the pain, Rousseau said, was how he was treated by professionals assigned to help him.
“Oh, what did he do now?” one member of the Southern New Hampshire Medical Center staff said as Rousseau lay bleeding on an examination table, Rousseau said.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Psychiatric Medication Spending Growth Slows, According to New Thomson Reuters Research
Psychiatric Medication Spending Growth Slows, According to New Thomson Reuters Research - MarketWatch:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The national growth rate for psychiatric medication spending has declined significantly, according to a new study conducted by researchers from Thomson Reuters (Healthcare) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The national growth rate for psychiatric medication spending has declined significantly, according to a new study conducted by researchers from Thomson Reuters (Healthcare) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Stolen Babies? Mother Loses Four Kids
Stolen Babies? Mother Loses Four Kids - ABC News:
The scars of childbirth were still healing on Amelia Reyes Jimenez's stomach in 2008 when police came to her Phoenix apartment and took her three-month-old daughter from her arms.
The scars of childbirth were still healing on Amelia Reyes Jimenez's stomach in 2008 when police came to her Phoenix apartment and took her three-month-old daughter from her arms.
Family watches court proceedings of Oakland teen charged with murder of Adoptive parents
Family watches court proceedings of Oakland teen charged with murder of parents | abc7news.com:
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- The 15-year-old Oakland teen charged with murdering his parents came to court on Wednesday as grieving members of his mother's family watched the proceedings in disbelief, not understanding how this could have happened.
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- The 15-year-old Oakland teen charged with murdering his parents came to court on Wednesday as grieving members of his mother's family watched the proceedings in disbelief, not understanding how this could have happened.
Children's Bureau Express
Children's Bureau Express:
Findings From Round 2 of the CFSRs
The Children's Bureau recently released the first comprehensive findings from the second round of the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs). Since 2001, the Children's Bureau has conducted two complete rounds of reviews of all the States' child welfare systems; Round 2 was conducted between 2007 and 2010.
The Children's Bureau conducts the CFSRs to monitor States for conformity to Federal child welfare requirements, determine what is actually happening to children and families involved in the child welfare system, and assist States in enhancing their capacity to help children and families achieve positive outcomes. The CFSR process includes a Statewide Assessment and an onsite evaluation of 65 foster care and in-home services cases. In Round 2, States were assessed on 45 items grouped into seven outcomes that measured safety, permanency, and well-being and seven systemic factors.
The new report presents quantitative findings from all the States, as well as aggregate data from all the cases. In addition, the report also offers some qualitative information to shed light on performance, themes, and challenges. A content analysis helped to identify States' common child welfare challenges, and statistical analyses show relationships among outcomes, systemic factors, and items.
None of the States was in substantial conformity with the seven outcomes in the CFSRs; however, 10 States achieved substantial conformity with Well-Being Outcome 2: "Children receive appropriate services to meet their educational needs." In addition, a majority of States achieved the following:
An overall rating of "Strength" for the individual items pertaining to foster care reentry and proximity of foster care placement
Substantial conformity for the systemic factors measuring Statewide Information System, Quality Assurance, Staff and Provider Training, Agency Responsiveness to the Community, and Foster and Adoptive Parent Licensing, Recruitment, and Retention
The full report, Federal Child and Family Services Reviews Aggregate Report Round 2, is available on the Children’s Bureau website:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/cwmonitoring/results/fcfsr_report.pdf (1 MB)
Findings From Round 2 of the CFSRs
The Children's Bureau recently released the first comprehensive findings from the second round of the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs). Since 2001, the Children's Bureau has conducted two complete rounds of reviews of all the States' child welfare systems; Round 2 was conducted between 2007 and 2010.
The Children's Bureau conducts the CFSRs to monitor States for conformity to Federal child welfare requirements, determine what is actually happening to children and families involved in the child welfare system, and assist States in enhancing their capacity to help children and families achieve positive outcomes. The CFSR process includes a Statewide Assessment and an onsite evaluation of 65 foster care and in-home services cases. In Round 2, States were assessed on 45 items grouped into seven outcomes that measured safety, permanency, and well-being and seven systemic factors.
The new report presents quantitative findings from all the States, as well as aggregate data from all the cases. In addition, the report also offers some qualitative information to shed light on performance, themes, and challenges. A content analysis helped to identify States' common child welfare challenges, and statistical analyses show relationships among outcomes, systemic factors, and items.
None of the States was in substantial conformity with the seven outcomes in the CFSRs; however, 10 States achieved substantial conformity with Well-Being Outcome 2: "Children receive appropriate services to meet their educational needs." In addition, a majority of States achieved the following:
An overall rating of "Strength" for the individual items pertaining to foster care reentry and proximity of foster care placement
Substantial conformity for the systemic factors measuring Statewide Information System, Quality Assurance, Staff and Provider Training, Agency Responsiveness to the Community, and Foster and Adoptive Parent Licensing, Recruitment, and Retention
The full report, Federal Child and Family Services Reviews Aggregate Report Round 2, is available on the Children’s Bureau website:
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/cwmonitoring/results/fcfsr_report.pdf (1 MB)
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