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Mrebo
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13-Aug-2018, 9:51 AM

Amazing story of Mayo Hospital trying to take control of patient.

https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/08/13/health/mayo-clinic-escape-1-eprise/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

The behavior of Mayo is encapsulated by this passage:

A spokeswoman for the Mayo Clinic said hospital officials would be willing to answer CNN’s questions if Alyssa signed a privacy release form giving them permission to discuss her case publicly with CNN. The spokeswoman, Ginger Plumbo, supplied that form to CNN.

Alyssa signed the form, but Plumbo declined to answer CNN’s questions on the record. Instead, she provided a statement, which said in part, “We will not address these questionable allegations or publicly share the facts of this complex situation, because we do not believe it’s in the best interest of the patient and the family. … Our internal review determined that the care team’s actions were true to Mayo Clinic’s primary value that the patient’s needs come first. We acted in a manner that honored that value for this patient and that also took into account the safety and well-being of the team caring for the patient.”