by Editor | Jun 28, 2023 | front page, Health, Infrastructure, Inmate Stories
This one takes the cake. We’ll let her tell it in her own words. We will call her “Sue”. “I collapsed again on San Carlos, but this time I woke up to terrible pain. My leg was at an awkward angle, but when I tried to straighten it the pain made...
by Editor | Jun 28, 2023 | front page, Health, Inmate Stories
(Please refer to our previous report on this patient entitled, *Diabetic faces amputation due to No Care Naphcare*) From the patient herself. “The week before I was admitted to the hospital, I called for an ICS due to the severe pain in my foot. I have...
by Editor | Jun 27, 2023 | front page, Health, Inmate Stories
Corizon, the now bankrupted health insurance provider, sent this young lady to a Pediatric surgeon for a very rare congenital bone disease surgery. She should have gone to an Orthopaedic surgeon with specialized training. Corizon is only interested in saving itself...
by Editor | Jun 26, 2023 | front page, Health, Infrastructure
This is a very sad story, but unfortunately emblematic of a growing healthcare crisis at Perryville. As you may know, diabetics have trouble with their feet from this disease. We will call her Pat. For two months Pat had been in and out of medical trying to resolve a...
by Editor | Jun 25, 2023 | front page, Health, Infrastructure
The short answer is no. So why do they try? We’ve been sent names of a lieutenant, a sergeant, and even an RN, that are allegedly (according to family) trying to REFUSE an inmate asking for immediate medical attention. Nowhere in policy does it say they can do...
by Editor | Jun 24, 2023 | front page, Health, Infrastructure
Medical staff source: “We have received an unprecedented amount of grievances from patients in Perryville, regarding deliberate indifference and gross incompetence. We’ve had to divert a needed staff member to field these grievances full-time.”
