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Black doctor dies of COVID-19 after complaining of racist medical treatment
Physician said she had to repeatedly ask for medication, scans and routine checks
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INDIANAPOLIS – A Black doctor who died battling COVID-19 complained of racist medical care in widely shared social media posts days before her death, prompting an Indiana hospital system to promise a “full external review” into her treatment.
Dr. Susan Moore, 52, tested positive for COVID-19 late last month and was admitted to IU Health North Hospital in Carmel, Indiana, according to a Facebook post. Acutely aware of her condition and medical procedures, the physician said she had to repeatedly ask for medication, scans and routine checks while admitted at a hospital in Carmel, Indiana. She noted a white doctor in particular who seemingly dismissed her pain and said she didn’t trust the hospital.
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According to
CBS News, Dr. Susan Moorendied on December 20 due to complications from COVID-19 at an Indiana hospital. She passed about two weeks after she posted the video on her Facebook page, speaking on how she was being mistreated by hospital staff.
After the news of her death made the rounds in news reports, Dennis M. Murphy, who is president and CEO at Indiana University Health, released a statement regarding the incident that took place at the hospital. In that statement, he alluded to the hospital staff being “intimidated by a knowledgeable patient” in terms of how she felt she wasn’t getting proper treatment. She took to social media to state that she felt racism was playing a part in her being mistreated.
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