Location: Wuhan City, Hubei Province
A diabetic patient who has foot ulcers was in urgent need of hospitalization but was rejected by one of the best hospitals in the city, the Wuhan Tongji Hospital.
Two ambulance first responders argued with the hospital medical staff as to why they didn’t want to accept the patient. Hospital security also participated by trying to deflect responding.
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Ambulance Staff: We are from 120 Emergency Medical Services, there is a diabetic patient suffering from foot complications. Will you take him in?
Hospital personnel 1: We can’t accept him. Stop recording us. (Tries to cover the camera with her hand)
Ambulance Staff: Why can’t you admit him?
I wonder why your hospital does not hospitalize a diabetic patient suffering from foot complications?
Hospital personnel 2: We have no other choice.
Ambulance Staff: Then you should try to get permission from your supervisors. Why don’t you accept patients?
Hospital security: What are you talking about?
Ambulance Staff: What am I talking about? We are the 120 emergency workers and we brought a patient here. But your hospital refuses to admit him. I am asking why?
Hospital security: No need to speak angrily. Watch your tone.
Ambulance Staff: Why are you picking on my tone? I am speaking calmly.
Hospital security: Then just communicate with us (instead of blaming us).
Ambulance Staff: I am asking if you will admit the patient.
Hospital security: Are you asking me?
Ambulance Staff: Who are you then?
Hospital security: I want to know what you are doing now?
Ambulance Staff: I have said that I am from the 120 emergency service. Who are you?
Hospital security: Do you know that your attitude is unacceptable?
Ambulance Staff: What is unacceptable? That is how I am. This patient has communicated with the community staff for a long time to get approval. You turned your back on this patient and refused to accept him. I am asking you if you have stopped accepting such patients. If so, we will bring him back. Just give us a definite answer.
Hospital security: Didn’t we tell you already?
Ambulance Staff: Can’t you say it again? Have you stopped accepting (such) patients? If so, we take him back.
Hospital security: What is his problem?
Ambulance Staff: He’s a diabetic, with an ulcerated foot. Will you treat him?
Hospital security: Are you looking for orthopedic surgeons?
Ambulance Staff 2: We are looking for emergency surgery. How do you expect me to know the detailed regulations here?
Hospital security: We don’t have emergency doctors here.
Ambulance Staff 2: So you’re telling me there are no beds and no doctors, you won’t accept him and ask us to leave, right? We have to make it clear, as human lives are most precious, right? He is a patient.
Hospital security: I tell you now. We don’t have orthopedic surgeons here.
Ambulance Staff 2: Is there a supervisor here who has the final say? We now have to seek help from the emergency surgery department, since you’re not allowing us to enter the orthopedics department.
Hospital security: I already said we don’t have orthopedic surgeons here.
Ambulance Staff 2: Does that mean that you refuse to accept him?
Hospital security: Who can treat him if there is no doctor?
Ambulance Staff: How is it possible that there are no orthopedic surgeons in Tongji Hospital?
Hospital security: All the doctors went to assist our Optics Valley branch.
Ambulance Staff 2: You mean there are no orthopedic surgeons in the entire Tongji Hospital?
Hospital security: Not at the moment.
Ambulance Staff 2: Can you confirm one more time?
Hospital security: Not at the moment.
Ambulance Staff: You won’t accept him, right? Okay, that is it. I will take what you just said as the final definitive answer.
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Shortly after the CCP virus outbreak, doctors in Wuhan from all different departments and specialties were engaged in treating the coronavirus patients. In this video, hospital staff revealed that there are no orthopedic surgeons available to provide treatment for this diabetes patient. This implied that in late March, there is still a large number of coronavirus patients in Wuhan.
