Dr. Susan Moore recorded a video documenting insufficient treatment she received while suffering from COVID-19. Author: Sandra Chapman Updated: 7:38 PM EST January 8, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS The treatment of an Indiana doctor who died from COVID-19 is prompting both an external hospital review and proposed changes in state law.
13 Investigates has details about the national experts chosen to examine the care of Dr. Susan Moore and a new proposal that could mandate bias training for health care workers statewide.
Two distinguished national experts will lead an external six-member panel to review whether an Indianapolis doctor suffering from COVID-19 failed to get proper treatment as a result of racial bias.
Updated: 6:51 AM EST December 25, 2020
INDIANAPOLIS A central Indiana family is mourning the loss of a mother who documented insufficient treatment at a Carmel hospital before her death.
Dr. Susan Moore tested positive for COVID-19 on Nov. 29, according to a Dec. 4 Facebook post, where she documented her experience. Moore said she had a respiratory rate in the 30s, a heart rate in the 150s and a fever of 101.5. For reference, a normal resting respiratory rate for an adult is between 12 and 16 breaths per minute, and a normal heart rate is typically between 60 and 100 beats per minute, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.