Officials allegedly tried to use their position and influence to pressure a hospital to treat an 82-year-old patient with ivermectin.
An investigation concerning a complaint about Montana public officials allegedly attempting to intimidate hospital employees to affect the treatment of a specific COVID patient uncovered a voicemail from a former state senator invoking her position of authority as a reason hospital employees should listen to her.
The elderly patient who was the reason for the alleged government interference was admitted to the hospital Oct. 9 and died Oct. 26.Dr. Yvonne Brutger talks with Corrina Simpson, 6 , before her vaccination at a Park County Health Department Pfizer vaccination clinic for kids at the fairgrounds on November 14, 2021 in Livingston, Montana. A report was released Monday on alleged pressure by government officials to influence how an 82-year-old COVID patient was treated in a Montana hospital.
Fielder said her voicemail was"a record" that should not be erased because"if this doesn't turn out well, there will be a suit." Hansen asked that a Montana Highway Patrol Trooper be dispatched to the hospital, the report stated. The trooper interviewed the patient's sister and daughter and forwarded their statements to the Lewis and Clark County Attorney, who said it was not a criminal matter.sent a trooper to the hospital and asked the special counsel to gather information about the policies that led to the decision.
In a text exchange with Mark Taylor — a lobbyist for the Montana Hospital Association who is also on the board of directors for St. Peter's Health — Knudsen said the patient was being denied her preferred treatment, being denied access to legal counsel, and was being denied visitors and the ability to leave.
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