Ravenwood - 02/18/05 06:15 AM
An 82-year old San Francisco woman has overstayed her hospital visit by a year. Sarah Nome admits "there is no reason she should be racking up unpaid medical bills - which have now topped $1 million - but says she has nowhere else to turn" reports the AP.
Now Kaiser Permanente's San Rafael Medical Center in California is suing her for the cost of her stay and trying to show her the door.Here's an idea. Roll her out front and then call her daughter to come pick her up before the bums get her. If that doesn't work, call the police and have her arrested for trespassing."The thing is, I have no medical problem. I've been here more than a year, never had any medication, never had any treatment, never had a fever, have a perfect heart, blood pressure is like a teenager," Nome said in a telephone interview from the hospital north of San Francisco. "It isn't that I'm not ready to go. I just have nowhere to go."
Exasperated hospital officials persuaded a judge to approve her eviction. But because Nome is bedridden and cannot walk, they have no intention of wheeling her onto the street. Instead, they hope the ruling encourages her to pack her bags. [...]
Nome's troubles began, her daughter Jane Sands says, in 2002 when she broke both her legs while living alone. After several operations, Nome could no longer care for herself and was admitted to the first of several nursing homes.
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What a wonderful daughter - Kaiser should sue her.
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