According to the US Chinese Network, a hospital in Minnesota wanted to unplug the ventilator of a 55-year-old male COVID-19 patient, but the patient's wife applied for a court injunction and successfully transferred her husband to a hospital in Texas. Her husband is currently continuing treatment at this hospital in Texas.
Scott Quinn, a 55-year-old Minzhou resident who was not vaccinated, contracted the coronavirus in October 2021 and was hospitalized in November. His condition progressed so badly that he later had to use a ventilator. For the following days, he had been using a ventilator at Mercy Hospital in Mingzhou.
On Jan. 11, the hospital suddenly told Quinn's wife, Anne, that they planned to unplug her husband's ventilator within two days. Anne immediately opposed the decision, but the hospital insisted.
On Jan. 12, Anne went to a podcast show, Stew Peters Show, for help, pleading to find a lawyer. In the podcast, Anne said her husband's lungs and other organs were functioning and there were no problems with his brain.
Immediately after the show aired, a lawyer volunteered to help Annie. Lawyers filed an application for an injunction in court, asking the hospital not to unplug Quinn's ventilator. The judge approved the motion.
On Jan. 15, Quinn was transferred to a hospital in Texas, where lawyers said his condition had improved significantly. But lawyers declined to name the hospital.
According to the University of Minnesota's COVID-19 Hospitalization Tracking Program, hospitals in Minnesota are currently under high load, overcrowded with COVID-19 patients and other patients, especially near the ming state capital. Scarce resources may be one reason why hospitals decided to remove Quinn's ventilators.
In court filings, mercy hospital's attorneys said Quinn's treatment was based on "the most accurate medical knowledge and authority." The hospital had filed a motion saying it had the right to remove Quinn's ventilator.
The dispute between Quinn's family and the hospital over the ventilator reflects the question of who has the right to make a life or death decision when the patient himself can no longer make the decision. The dispute also reflects tensions between hospitals and patients who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Source: China News Network
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