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

[Earth-shine]

1. Apparently, the hospital is being used as a scapegoat.

"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.