I just finished watching the clip of the poor woman who died in the lobby of a so called "hospital" and I thought I would get physically sick.

If this woman had been in a public place she would have gotten attention sooner. Animals get more care.

How can a place call itself a hospital when they allow a patient to sit in a lobby for 24 hours, who knows if she had food or water during that time, and then the "security guard" allow her to fall and stay fallen without evern approaching her or calling someone? Just because she was "mentally ill", or on rehab???

Did he think she was malingering? Even if she was, malingering in a psychiatric patient is a clear signal stating "help".

It just goes to show that the quality of healthcare in the US is falling quickly, we are the last in healthcare in the so called "developed" nations, and yet enormous hubris exists among the US medical profession, especially physicians, who think that their over-prescribing of unnecessary tests, medications and lack of bedside manner makes them the "best" in the world.

The majority of physicians in the US below the age of 50 would probably not be able to diagnose didley-squat having to use good old fashioned medical history and exploration techniques, as well as a thorough knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology , a good physical examination and a thorough knowledge of the psycho-social-physical entity known as a human being.

And this is the heart of the problem. To the establishment,, this was not a person, a human being, a woman. She was a "mental case", poor, non-paying, minority female who was worthless in their eyes. Just like it is everyday in society, but not so obvious.

Until this society changes its way of thinking and rids itself of the Freudian mentality of thinking that neural metabolic illness is just in the "head" or "mental", and starts valuing people for themselves, and treats them universally whether they can pay or not with the same quality of care; we will remain last among the so called "developed" countries AND many of the "developing" countries. Because our child mortality and maternal mortality rates here in the US are among the highest in the world. Even though our people go to the doctor more often than other countries, and they suffer more iatrogenic illness than in many other countries.

Enough is enough. Institute Universal Healthcare and Universal Daycare (so that women can actually work and get out of poverty, what a novel concept) with minimum, pro-rated fees.

And institute old fashioned Universal 10% tax, with no deferments, special cases, etc., except for maybe a 1% reduction per dependant, this being defined as not ones self ,or any adult able bodied co-inhabitants, regarless of kinship or relationship. The dependants would be under 18, regardless of schooling. And this would be for EVERYONE, Including the very rich, even the president. You get money, you pay 10% of it to the government, regardless of income. That, plus low pro-rated fees at the time of service would alleviate the enormous cost of healthcare. And the doctors need to get over it. They are overpaid. They need to understand that they are public servants, as well as dentists. (And as an aside, in case you were wondering: all companies, asociations and businesses would pay a 20% tax; and governmental and non-profit, as well as religious and institutional exemptions would be abolished).

I say everyone in that emergency ward in Kings County Hospital should get fired, as well as all the top heads of that hospital, including Quality Control and Safety. And the guard should be charged with criminal negligence, maybe including involuntary manslaughter, as well as any employee who stepped into that waiting room anytime two hours after that woman was sitting there. Because a patient should be seen at the most within two hours or less. Everything about this hospital is unnacceptable.It is obvious that this is a pattern. It would never have gotten to this extreme if it wasn't.

May poor Ms. Esmin Green rest in peace.