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Zorro

(16,262 posts)
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 08:21 PM Mar 2023

Sarasota Memorial Hospital workers receive death threats after COVID-19 response report

Criticism of Sarasota Memorial Hospital's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and over a recent report on its pandemic performance has escalated to voicemail and online threats against doctors and hospital staff, according to the hospital and Sarasota Police.

Hospital officials said Thursday they had asked police to investigate two death threats made against doctors at Sarasota Memorial in a COVID-19 forum on the multi-platform messaging service “Telegram.”

Sarasota Police Officer Jessica Matias could not locate the forum host online and documented the attempt in an incident report.

A Sarasota Memorial Hospital spokesperson said that the hospital has received several threats via electronic media and voicemail.

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/sarasota/2023/03/03/covid-19-response-report-release-leads-sarasota-memorial-hospital-workers-getting-death-threats/69963820007/

This is the environment DeSantis helped to create and foster.

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Sarasota Memorial Hospital workers receive death threats after COVID-19 response report (Original Post) Zorro Mar 2023 OP
Apparently, the hospital is being used as a scapegoat. Earth-shine Mar 2023 #1
Don't wonder why as the shortage of medical staff gets worse. Who wants to put their life on the... dutch777 Mar 2023 #2
Why do the doubters go to the hospital? keithbvadu2 Mar 2023 #3
There have been many treatments and cures for COVID. You have to keep the faith. keithbvadu2 Mar 2023 #4
Death threats--it's the latest! Timeflyer Mar 2023 #5
 

Earth-shine

(4,044 posts)
1. Apparently, the hospital is being used as a scapegoat.
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 08:30 PM
Mar 2023

"That has absolutely nothing to do with us, our Sarasota County Moms for America, any of our initiatives,” said Tanya Parus, president of Sarasota County Moms for America. “The hospital, if they are receiving death threats ....

Parus said families she has talked with have not had their questions answered. They want explanations of why their preferred medical treatments such as ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine were not used while remdesivir was despite family objections, and why they were denied contact with dying loved ones.

In its COVID-19 response, the hospital said by the summer of 2021 patients who wanted specific treatments that differed from federal protocols could get them after signing a waiver.

Primarily, she noted, the families have taken issue with federal COVID care protocols, which the hospital followed.

“Maybe the hospital is a victim in this, maybe they have to follow this protocol,” Parus said.

dutch777

(3,441 posts)
2. Don't wonder why as the shortage of medical staff gets worse. Who wants to put their life on the...
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 09:01 PM
Mar 2023

..line for morons that don't bother to get vaccinated or take due care and then get abused for it later.

Timeflyer

(2,610 posts)
5. Death threats--it's the latest!
Sat Mar 4, 2023, 08:35 AM
Mar 2023

Don't like the school board's "wokeness" (whatever that is)--death threat!
Politician said they don't particularly like AR-15s--death threat!
Neighbor asks you not to block their driveway with your big truck--death threat!

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