Much of the science surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic is still in dispute. The efficacy of masking, the wisdom of lockdowns, and the dangers associated with experimental vaccines continue to be debated.
Few subjects are settled, but one thing most people agree with is that public and private healthcare organizations failed to adjust protocols as data became available. This failure led to children being locked out of classrooms and the ill dying alone in cold clinical settings for no legitimate scientific reason.
At last week’s Novel Coronavirus Southwestern Intergovernmental Committee hearing, lawmakers and the public heard a firsthand and heartbreaking account from widower, Kurtis Bay, regarding the protocols adopted by many hospitals in Arizona and across the country.
Mr. Bay was invited to address the Committee by Chair Sen. Janae Shamp, a nurse who lost her job for refusing to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Shamp was joined by vice-chair Sen. T.J. Shope, state Rep. Steve Montenegro, and U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs, Eli Crane and Paul Gosar.
Shope and Shamp serve as the chair and vice-chair of the Senate’s Health and Human Services Committee and Montenegro chairs the House of Representatives’ Health and Human Services Committee.
The two-day hearing held in the Arizona Senate featured testimony from numerous health experts. However, it was the testimony of Mr. Bay that brought into sharp focus the need for a critical look at the country’s critical care.
According to Bay, although his wife was hospitalized for pneumonia, she was treated for COVID while in the hospital despite the fact that she tested negative for the virus.
He described, as so many others have, the lack of appropriate care for his wife, Tammy, and an overall disregard for loved ones by hospital staff.
Mr. Bay belongs to the 1000 Widows organization. The organization describes itself as a group of “whistleblowers who know the truth about what really happened to our loved ones at the hands of the hospitals, that carry the greatest responsibility than anyone on earth.”
According to its website, 1000 Widows’ mission is “To bring communities together to help families build strength, stability and self-reliance, by aligning valuable connections within our network, our partners in philanthropy, academia, healthcare and business to address the most critical challenges in our families and communities.”
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Last February, the Arizona Senate Health and Human Services Committee heard similar testimony from family members whose loved ones died alone in hospitals as a result of COVID-19 mitigation measures.
The testimony came during a discussion of a bill, sponsored by then-Sen. Nancy Barto, that outlined the requirements for health care institution visitation policies, including the right for patients to be accompanied by two visitors at all times or their entire immediate family and a clergy member if it is likely the patient will die or lose consciousness within 24 hours. The bill also prohibits health care institutions from blocking a patient’s right to operate and possess communication devices.
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