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City to Pay $2 Million in Death After Hospital Wait
New York City has agreed to pay $2 million to the family of a woman who died last year on the floor of the psychiatric emergency room at Kings County Hospital Center after waiting more than 24 hours to be treated.
A video showed the woman on the floor for more than an hour while workers at the city-run hospital did nothing to help her. It prompted widespread criticism, as well as pledges of reform.
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New York City has agreed to pay $2 million to the family of a woman who died last year on the floor of the psychiatric emergency room at Kings County Hospital Center after waiting more than 24 hours to be treated.
A video showed the woman on the floor for more than an hour while workers at the city-run hospital did nothing to help her. It prompted widespread criticism, as well as pledges of reform.
Read more!