Nice for Texas Presbyterian hospital they won't have to

[RB TexLa]

pay any workman's comp claim since they made sure to say the infected worker violated procedure over and over.

[LisaL]

1. They have no proof of it, though.

She doesn't admit to violating protocol. They have no evidence she violated protocol as far as I can tell.

[RB TexLa]

2. She isn't going to have time to testifiy that she didn't

[LisaL]

4. What do you mean by that?

[RB TexLa]

6. They deny the claim by the time there is any appeal she could very easily be dead.

[TwilightGardener]

12. This truly seems like a crappy hospital, and most places will throw their

staff (except the big money-makers) under the bus in short order. And then back over them.

[HereSince1628]

3. I'm probably just biased, but they've generatred enough CYA

to make a 6 pack of knickers

[Dreamer Tatum]

5. You think THAT was their main concern?

Sweet Jesus, a virus that is ravaging other countries is infecting people here. If failed protocols are the cause,
don't you think people would want to know that? They have to SHUT DOWN THEIR ER. You don't think
that hurts them?

Man, the people make up sometimes.

[RB TexLa]

7. Yes, when you heard the person reading the statement you could tell it was a concern

that's why it was mentioned twice.

[LisaL]

8. They are claiming that worker violated protocol, but they have no evidence of it.

Worker doesn't admit to it.
I am not sure what their motivation is, but why make these claims without any supporting evidence?

[Dreamer Tatum]

9. The OP said it was to avoid workman's comp. Silly. nt

[morningfog]

10. To be fair, the evidence given by the CDC is that historically, the protocols have been effective

when followed. The protocols have stopped outbreaks in the past, most notably in Nigeria.

When followed they work.

[LisaL]

13. Nigeria isolated everybody in quarantine places.

While US isn't doing that, instead keeping contacts at their residences. Nigeria was not putting patients on ventilators or dialysis machines (high risk procedures for spreading Ebola).
I was reading a diary of doctor who was infected by Patrick Sawyer.
She was put in isolation and given minimal care.
Certainly not extensive high risk procedures like were given to Mr. Duncan.

[MoonRiver]

11. I wonder how much and how thorough was the training she and other workers got.

Judging from the hospital's complete bungling of the first patient's care, my guess is very little and very poor.

[etherealtruth]

18. That is my vote

Poor training, poor oversight .... poor outcome

[Downwinder]

14. Workman's comp, in Texas? Dream on.

[LeftInTX]

15. I got worker's comp in Texas after wearing a lead apron

I had a bad back b4 the incident. I knew lead aprons were heavy. Reluctantly, I put it on and then the tech told me that I also had to turn/lift the patient for multiple slides during a chest X-ray (which was an 8 pound baby).

It was the first time that I had assisted with an X-ray. Was I dumb? Probably. But I did get worker's comp.

ETA: This was way back in 1991

[Downwinder]

16. And they paid? Attorneys up here won't even take the cases.

[LeftInTX]

19. Yes, and I only averaged 8 hours of work/ week

I missed about a month of work and they paid me for my time off.

They also paid my doc and physical therapy bills. This was way back in 1991 though.

No attorneys involved at all.

[boston bean]

17. I certainly wouldn't want to be treated after contracting a dealdly disease

from the same hospital that is afraid I am going to sue them.