http://gothamist.com/2008/07/20/another_sad_kings_county_hospital_s.php All comments for Another Sad Kings County Hospital Story en-us 2008 jen Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:15:05 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jen@gothamist.com jen@gothamist.com 60 http://gothamist.com/2008/07/20/another_sad_kings_county_hospital_s.php#comment-1412934 http://gothamist.com/2008/07/20/another_sad_kings_county_hospital_s.php#comment-1412934 Comments Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:44:02 -0500 <p>Mistaken identity does violate standard of care, especially if a misidentified patient's record is unavailable to treating staff. Maybe this man was properly treated and would have died anyway, but how does this hospital defend this kind of error? Oh right, they don't, they just settle quietly.</p> http://gothamist.com/2008/07/20/another_sad_kings_county_hospital_s.php#comment-1412831 http://gothamist.com/2008/07/20/another_sad_kings_county_hospital_s.php#comment-1412831 Comments Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:42:01 -0500 <p>If that actually happened, you obviously can't rule out that he just died from his heart attack...</p> http://gothamist.com/2008/07/20/another_sad_kings_county_hospital_s.php#comment-1412758 http://gothamist.com/2008/07/20/another_sad_kings_county_hospital_s.php#comment-1412758 Comments Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:18:06 -0500 <p>Kings County Hospital can be fatal to your health. </p>