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PlusVideo Shows Woman Dying on NY Hospital FloorVideo Shows Woman Dying on NY Hospital FloorThe Associated PressAt a New York hospital, officials agreed in court Tuesday to implement reforms at a psychiatric ward where surveillance footage captured a woman falling from her chair and dying as workers failed to help. (July 1)(New York)) A sad death in New York City. Surveillance cameras at a city-run psychiatric hospital emergency room in Brooklyn capture a woman falling from a chair, writhing on the floor and dying. Hospital staff and other patients watch and do nothing for more than an hour. One guard doesn't even leave his chair, rolling it around the corner to stare at the body. The New York Civil Liberties Union sued the facility, Kings County Hospital Center, last year over the way it treats psychiatric patients. ((Donna Lieberman, NY Civil Liberties Union)) "A chamber of filth, decay, indifference and danger and seeks an end to the culture of abuse and neglect where patients are regularly ignored and those that dare advocate for themselves are punished with forcible injections of psychotropic drugs."The city's medical examiner has yet to determine why the woman, 49-year old Esmin green, died on June 20th. She had been waiting in the emergency room for nearly 24 hours. ((Rob Cohen, Lawyer Suing Hospital)) "There is a culture of indifference to patients that permeates every aspect of KCHC's psychiatric care." The city-run agency that runs the hospital released a statement, saying: "We are shocked and distressed by the situation. It is clear that some of our employees failed to act based on our compassionate standards of care. (The hospital has) directed the suspension and termination of those involved." ---- Alan Aviles, Kings County Hospital Center The surveillance video eventually shows a member of the medical staff attending to Green. But it's too late, she had already died. Ted Shaffrey, The Associated Press, New York ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE:-------------------------VIDEO PRODUCER:------------------------------VIDEO SOURCE:--------------------------VIDEO APPROVAL:------------------------------VIDEO RESTRICTIONS:----------------------------------SCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE:

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Uploaded: July 1, 2008 at 6:07 pm
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JMasTaJ23 (Sunday 12th of October 2008 06:13:41 PM)
fuck you British people own all you fucks
navydoubs1 (Thursday 9th of October 2008 09:00:38 PM)
She was someones baby, someone loved her, this is killing me!, i wanna get a flight and come shot the fucking little boy in the chair. god sake someone kill his kids in front of him. bastard
lalorockz (Thursday 9th of October 2008 04:54:04 PM)
how is it that videos like these bring up topics like this?
domainalias (Wednesday 8th of October 2008 02:27:01 PM)
stupid guard
cubanldy09 (Monday 6th of October 2008 11:00:47 AM)
Are you on crack. Let me tell you something bad enough the europeans stole the US from the indians. Than rape them and took everything for granted because europeans are lazy don't be held for accountable for anything they put out it is everyone who is of a different race is at fault. Now lets get back to the comment about African-Americans need to go back to Africa etc. We did not want to come in this country in the first place europeans just strip them for everything for your gained. Sick..
packinganine2 (Monday 6th of October 2008 02:35:30 PM)
STFU mud person. We own this planet.
truthiness79 (Wednesday 8th of October 2008 04:14:33 AM)
Which European people are you talking about? Me? Couldn't have been since I wasn't actually alive back then. I have Irish ancestry and we were subjugated and killed by the British Monarchy too. Try again blind racist.
cubanldy09 (Monday 6th of October 2008 10:49:44 AM)
When my friend to me to look at this video I was in shock. These are on crack definietly and it is appauling in all types ways. How can you live with yourself and watch a person and why it took the emergency that long to see what was going over a 24hr period. Monkeys on crack have more compassionate than these assholes in 5th degree. Thats why I hate hospital like that they should shut down permeantly like everyone says (KILLER KING) never lied NY.
cubanldy09 (Monday 6th of October 2008 10:45:32 AM)
I'am outrage of this staff of uncaring no compassion at all they only worried about their paychecks only. When I arrived in New York they warned me about King County (KILLER KING) This so Damn pathetic that they let that poor woman die like what if was their realative it would have been a different story. These damn doctors and staff need to be shot for this sh*% all those damn people need to people fired never practice again that could've been a realative of mine sick ass people.
mp5mg42 (Saturday 4th of October 2008 11:12:59 AM)
Did you notice the music black people usually like? All big guns, big di...s and big stupidity...Sad thing? Many whites lllove the same more with time...What did you expect to happen with any person?