911 Operators Refused Aid to Woman Left to Die on L.A. ER Floor

[ploto]

I don't see how 911 can be dispatched to a hospital, especially when it was probably the hospital to which she would have been taken. Blame the hospital but I really don't blame 911.

[iminlakerland]

The sad part about this all is MLK is the last trauma unit left in LA County, that provides for those that are uninsured. They have had a reputation for years for horrific treatment of their patients.

I'm pretty sure federal funding will cease after this incident.

[RashoFan]

I am sorry to hear about that woman dying at the hospital. I am not surprised at hearing this. It is frustrating to be the ambulance crew that brings in a person(patient) to be seen and you are "ignored" for 10-15 minutes before a nurse will see the patient or assigned them to triage or a bed. Sometimes ER's are slammed with people who use 911 thinking they will be seen sooner for their cold/flu/sniffles or ingrown toe nail. And sometimes the staff are just burned out and just lost their compassion for people and the passion that made them chose their carrer path.