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WINDY CITY TIMES
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HRC criticizes Indiana hospital
2010-08-04
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The Human Rights Campaign ( HRC ) has urged Ball Memorial Hospital ( in Muncie, Ind., to immediately adopt an LGBT-inclusive patient nondiscrimination policy and staff training after a transgender woman claimed biased treatment, according to a press release.
On July 18, transgender woman Erin Vaught went to Ball's emergency room, accompanied by her wife and their son, seeking treatment for what she suspected was a lung infection. According to the Muncie Star Press, staff members repeatedly degraded Vaught. At one point, Vaught's wife was allegedly asked by a nurse, "So is it a he or a she? Or a he-she?" In the end, after a two-hour wait without any medical treatment, Vaught was told "we don't know how to go about treating someone with your condition," referring to her gender history.
HRC President Joe Solmonese said, "No one should be forced to pick and choose which hospital to go to for safe and respectful treatment," said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese. "The incident at Ball Memorial Hospital is a sad reminder of discrimination and hostility faced by LGBT patients in hospitals across the country. Transgender patients often face the worst of these discriminatory actions."
According to its website, the hospital "serves as a destination health facility for the people of East Central Indiana, and is home to nearly 400 physicians and more than 45 medical specialties including a Cancer Center, Cardiology program, Total Joint and Spine Center, and specialized services for women and children." |
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