Joseph Wheeler, hurt in a car crash then misidentified as a cancer patient claims security guards at Prince George’s Hospital in Upper Marlboro, MD, beat him up when he tried to leave the hospital to avoid the surgery the cancer patient was scheduled for. The hospital is owned by Dimensions Health Corporation.The ID bracelet had a different name, appearing to be that of a woman and a birthdate that was 13 years prior to his own. In attempting to leave, the nurses called security, and the two guards that arrived literally beat him up, causing more injuries.When superiors intervened, they seemed more interested in retrieving the erroneous ID bracelet. One woman, a possible administrator, is claimed to have offered a private room and the pain-killer of his choice. When Mr. Wheeler declined further treatment and declined to give up the ID bracelet, a guard charged him, injuring him further.
Personally, I’d have kept the bracelet too. I would own the hospital. It’s now proof that the hospital screwed up in the first place, then tried to hide the fact once they figured out the problem. Holding your customers illegally doesn’t work. Perhaps if the nurse that was first approached actually used her brains, this would have been avoided. What would you do if it were you?
      
Source: Court House News
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