In addition to being a crass, money-grubbing rip-off, our healthcare system is misogynist.
“Historically, research and innovation in heart disease was for men and by men, and women were left by the wayside to die,”
Ward’s family says she was kept in the waiting room and was not under any monitoring when she decided to leave.
A spokesperson for Froedtert Hospital provided a statement: “The family is in our thoughts and has our deepest sympathy. We cannot comment further at this time.” Officials did not answer questions from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about the death or general emergency department procedures.