How do I get my brother transfered to Albany Med?

[collwen]

My Mom doesn't know what to do and neither do I.

For one, Mom noticed a rash on Tuesday and it took until Wednesday for them to look at it, when my mom mentioned it to the infection dr. while he was there.

He's not running a fever, but he's red and hot to touch.

They're still saying that he's not sick enough to be upstairs in the regular hopsital and not dangerous enough to be in the psych ward. Yet they're keeping someone with him 24/7. They took the IV out, and since he no longer has the IV they want to send him back downstairs.

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[redfishie.livejournal.com]

call albany med? i don't know what to say, but it sounds like he needs more care than what he may be getting...

you're in my thoughts.

[collwen.livejournal.com]

Thanks...

there's also a large # of friends (including people in the medical field) saying that we need to get him to Albany Med, but we don't know the logisitics of setting it up.

[redfishie.livejournal.com]

yeah Troy is not the place I'd want to wind up in...

[ioldanach.livejournal.com]

I agree. Troy is one of those places I never want to be sent.

[collwen.livejournal.com]

my past experiences with them have been ok, but this is horrible...

[tetsujinnooni.livejournal.com]

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[auntiero.livejournal.com]

Yeah... it sounds like you need to call Albany Med directly and see what needs to be done. Good luck!

[irishwitchyone.livejournal.com]

Albany Med and Samaritan both have to have an ombudsman type...someone who does familymember/hospital staff relations...I would suggest speaking to that person at Samaritan. If that person does not address your concerns, I would suggest finding a neuro/doc whose home hospital is AMC, and have him/her give you a second opinion. What about Ed's regular M.D. that he sees for snotty noses and other general stuff? Can this person assist you with that at all? Generally, even if this person does not manage the case, he/she should be allowed same say in the disposition of his/her patient.

[collwen.livejournal.com]

He doesn't have a regular MD. Since he didn't have insurance for a while, or $ in the meantime, he hasn't been going to anyone. And if he had a cold, he just stuck it out.

Apparently, Samaritan has a group of doctors for people without a regular one.

[purpura.livejournal.com]

Call a lawyer. You really need outside opinions on this one, and I know very little people who have the expertise to adivise you. You can probably find a lawyer that will give a free consultation.

[collwen.livejournal.com]

I've got a message for Mom to ask who our lawyer is, to start there.