Linden ambulance attendant sent on leave for alleged “ill-treatment” of patient

An ambulance attendant attached to the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) has landed herself in hot water over alleged “ill treatment” of an elderly patient.
The attendant has reportedly been sent home, and an investigation has been launched following complaints made by a 67-year-old female pensioner of Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice).

According to pensioner Megan Amsterdam, she recently visited the hospital after feeling unwell; she was experiencing symptoms of vomiting, diarrhoea, and pains in her chest. The woman, who has since gone public with the allegations, claims she went to the medical institution via taxi, since she was unable to secure an ambulance after a neighbour had made repeated attempts to get one.
Upon arriving at the hospital, the woman claims, while she was no longer feeling the pain, she began to experience weakness in her body, and was tested for the coronavirus, which proved negative. She said she was given saline and fell asleep. When she awoke, she was instructed to go home by a nurse.
She noted that she was reluctant to do so, since she was still feeling unwell and was experiencing difficulties making contact with her family. She claims that while she was given adequate medical attention, she was not treated with much care at the medical institution. She further alleges that she almost collapsed at the hospital, but was still sent home.
“The ambulance come, drop me in front of the pink house. I had to walk and come in without a help. I was very, very, very weak…I didn’t want to go home because I was so sick…I tell them I can’t make it home, but they insist I must go home…I don’t like how they do me at the hospital”, she alleged.
The woman said she was the only patient in the emergency ward at the time, and opined that she should have stayed for a while more, until she was feeling better.
She said she was later transported to her home by the ambulance. In her sleepy state, she was ordered out of the ambulance and left to walk some distance to her home without assistance from the staff. She claims that she was still feeling weak, and had to be assisted by a neighbour who saw her walking home. As such, this woman is calling on doctors and nurses to be more caring to patients.
This publication understands that following the woman’s complaints, which were streamed live on Facebook, the ambulance attendant who was in the ambulance with the woman at the time reportedly took to her Facebook page and made some “unfavourable” remarks about the woman and a man who had interviewed her on his page. It is also alleged that the attendant sent unfavourable voice messages to the man via his Facebook page.
Following complaints to the hospital, the attendant was reportedly sent home for two weeks, and an investigation has been launched into the incident by hospital officials.