Hospital Protocols and Patient Advocacy

I have waited four and a half years to be the voice of my

husband

and my fellow warrior- warriors that have

fought tirelessly

to expose the hospital protocols, and we are not stopping.

My husband, David Williamson, was 50 when he walked into the emergency

room on a Friday evening, December 10th, 2021.

His oxygen was 97% on room air, his temperature was

100 degrees, and he was alert and able to communicate.

Dave sought treatment for his fever.

Rather than sending him home with medication,

they kept him for observation and

admitted him COVID positive.

After hospital admission, they began treating Dave with remdesivir

without proper informed consent.

The risks associated with remdesivir should have been discussed with my

husband.

Dave's hospital course is similar to other victims.

The most important aspects of this tragedy that must be

exposed are patient isolation and lack of informed

consent.

The isolation Dave faced throughout his hospitalization is the most

heartbreaking piece of this tragedy.

My children never saw their father again.

Dave's dad never saw his son.

During the first 10 days of Dave's, Dave's hospital course, we

eagerly made simple requests. We, we requested

repeat chest X-rays to check for improvement

and repeat COVID testing so that he could be moved to

a non-COVID floor.

All requests were denied. The healthcare's team's response was

often, "We are the experts," and,

"Unfortunately, he is unvaccinated."

I firmly believe that if my husband had an advocate at his

bedside, he would be

alive today.

The night my husband was intubated, I realized I was coerced into

consenting to put him on a ventilator.

I then demanded a face-to-face meeting with Dave's care team.

On December 27th, I was finally allowed in the hospital to

speak to the

ICU intensivist regarding Dave. My brother and sister,

both nurse practitioners, asked questions about his medications

and treatment.

They also asked for alternative medications like ivermectin and

hydroxychloroquine.

The doctor denied those requests and said her hands were

tied.

I then asked his doctor, "Why? What happened to traditional

medicine? What happened to trying to save lives?"

She looked at me with tears in her eyes and

said,

"I used to save lives."

The next day, they began giving him another round of

remdesivir.

I again wrote to the hospital administration demanding a private duty

nurse to assess my husband's care and remain at his bedside.

After speaking with the director of nursing,

we were granted a private duty nurse

that was vetted by the hospital.

The following day, the private duty nurse spent several hours

providing emotional

support and assessing my husband's care.

The next m- the next morning, his ventilator settings had improved.

This same day, the hospital called and told me I could no longer have a

private duty nurse.

Their excuse was that she was wearing the wrong mask, the very

mask they allowed her to enter the hospital with.

The hospital's stance was that it was too risky to have people come into the

hospital from the outside.

I then filed an emergent hearing in the New Jersey State Court alleging a

violation of the New Jersey Patient Bill of Rights, which allows for a private

duty nurse to advocate for a patient at the bedside.

The hearing was scheduled for the next morning.

The judge denied my claim on jur- jurisdictional grounds,

saying it should be heard

through the administrative courts and the State Department of Health.

I then called and wrote to the Department of Health.

I also retained Attorney Raff Larigo to file a civil complaint

regarding the denial of ivermectin.

The night before the complaint was to be filed,

and a day after the New Jersey

Department of Health went into the hospital to investigate, my husband's

heart stopped, and he died of multi-organ system

failure.

He was 50 when he walked into the hospital in good health with no

medications and unvaccinated. After 30 days of

hospital protocols, he was dead.

This isn't about left or right. This isn't about pointing fingers.

This is about humanity.

Patient care should not be driven by reimbursements, a doctor's

hands should never be tied, and no patient should ever be left

alone. It is our responsibility to make sure this

never happens

again.