In 2008 49-year-old Esmin Green died an excruciating death on the floor of a waiting room at Kings County Hospital. The shocking story drew national attention thanks to a security video in which Green slumped and fell to the ground, was ignored by two guards and a doctor who walk by, and finally kicked by a nurse who checks on her (after she had already died from blood clots). In 2009 the city settled with Green's family for $2 million dollars and now, another two years later, hospital workers are being prosecuted for allegedly trying to cover up the death by falsifying records.
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Nurses Who Walked By Dying Woman Face Charges
Signs Of Kings County Hospital Staff Cover-Up In Patient's Death
A year after a 49-year-old woman died in the psychiatric waiting room at Kings County Hospital, the Department of Investigations has issued a report that says, "Discrepancies were uncovered that called into question the accuracy of the medical records created by certain Kings County Hospital doctors." In other words, hospital staffers—doctors and nurses—falsified records and lied to investigators about the care that Esmin Green received.
City Settles For $2 Million In Death Of Neglected Patient
The city agreed to a $2 million settlement with the family of Esmin Green, a woman who died after being ignored in a waiting room at Kings County Hospital's psychiatric ward. Green had been waiting for almost a day last July until she received medical attention which came too late. Her decline—falling off the seating and writhing on the floor until she was lifeless— was captured on surveillance video, which showed a number of staffers ignore her; they only acted after another patient alerted them.
Neglected Patient's Family Plans $25 Million Lawsuit
The daughter of the woman who was neglected in a hospital waiting room and died after being ignored by staffers has will sue the hospital, city and city's hospital agency for $25 million.
Mourning, Questions at Neglected Patient's Funeral
Yesterday, friends, family, and others gathered for the funeral of 49-year-old Esmin Green, whose death in a Kings County Hospital emergency room was captured on surveillance video. Green, who had been waiting for almost 24 hours for medical attention, had collapsed onto the floor; though many staffers saw her on the floor, nothing was done until a nurse (who kicked her gently) realized she was unconscious an hour later.
City Will Pay Funeral Expenses for Woman Left to Die in Hospital Waiting Room
After being rocked by the death of Esmin Green, a psychiatric patient who died at Kings County Hospital, the city announced it would pay for her funeral expenses. A video showed Green waiting in the waiting room for almost 24 hours, collapsing to the floor with numerous staffers ignoring her. Mayor Bloomberg said developer Forest City Ratner will fly Green's relatives from Jamaica to NYC and back, as well as fly the body back to Jamaica. Though six staffers have been fired, Green's daughter told the Daily News, "I'm going to put it in the hands of American law. But I can tell you this: That hospital, it needs to be closed down."
Reforms Promised After Video of Patient Neglect
After a surveillance video showed hospital staff ignoring a psychiatric patient's last dying hours in the emergency room of Kings County Hospital, city health officials say they will make a series of changes, like checking on patients every 15 minutes.
Shocking Video Shows Brooklyn Hospital's Neglect as Patient Dies in Emergency Room
A distressing video was released showing a 49-year-old psychiatric patient left to die in the waiting room of Kings County Hospital. The video shows the woman, identified as Esmin Green, slump and fall to the ground--and two guards and a doctor look in and ignore her. Finally, a nurse comes to check on her, but not before kicking Green, who was dead at that point.
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