My dad and his two sisters and all of their spouses wrote a "strongly worded letter" to the hospital about the radiologist that screwed up Grandma's scans. They were NOT looking for monetary apologies, just a simple look into what had actually happened. Turns out that this is not the first time this person has done this, it is actually one of several times. My family was just the first one to actually say something so that they investigated it (imagine that... my family not being quiet!!). They got a response saying that not only is the radiologist in a rather large malpractice suit now, the rest of the staff is being looked into to make sure that they all did their parts correctly. It is unlikely that the supporting staff willl lose jobs, as it is the responsibility of the radiologist to make sure everything is in order before even attempting to read such scans, but they will be tested on their jobs at the very least.
So, thank Goodness that my family stepped up and said something. As they said in the letter, they weren't looking for any sort of money, they just don't want another life hurt like my Grandma's was. Or worse.
We will now ALL be writing a letter of gratitude to Grandma's Oncologist for listening to those little angels on her shoulder telling her not to let it go. Those little voices and her response saved my Grandma's life!!!
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I'm glad that radiologist is being investigated. I'm glad God sought out your Grandma's onc. God is so good.
Go team Wells!!!
Excellent! I should probably write a letter to the hospital about my radiologist - even though it isn't as drastic as your grandma's case.
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