dorothy tillman - Dorothy Tillman Arrested At Montgomery Hospital

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

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From the AP:

Former Chicago alderman and civil rights activist Dorothy Tillman was arrested and charged Sunday with trespassing at a hospital in her native Montgomery.

The arrest came after a confrontation with officials at Jackson Hospital over access to medical records for Tillman’s 86-year-old aunt.

Tillman, 60, had attended a funeral Saturday morning for civil rights icon Johnnie Carr and took her aunt to the hospital that evening. Security staff were called over the records dispute, and they in turn called police, hospital spokesman Peter Frohmader said Sunday. He declined to comment further.

It probably isn’t strictly fair to take sides without knowing more facts than the AP provides, but I’ve been up close and personal with the American (and Alabamian) health care provider system recently and well understand that relatives (or other patient representatives) have a responsibility to be a royal pain in the rear sometimes. Otherwise your loved one is just going to go without care, suffer preventable pain or, quite simply, just die before his or her time.

So, I’m giving Dorothy Tillman the benefit of the doubt and guessing that if her aunt survives (fingers crossed) she will be grateful for the advocacy on her behalf. I haven’t been arrested yet, but I’m sure I’ve been marked down as a “problem relative” by hospital, nursing home and physician staff. The consolation is that my 86+ year old loved one is still alive.

Y’all have any hospital stories to share?

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