I'm very sorry for your loss and for this experience

You should be able to get her medical records. The cures act has made it much easier for patients to get access to them for free. I'm not sure how it works at this hospital but many hospitals, particularly in less urban areas, are using Tele-ICU care where the critical care physician is managing the patient remotely. Not saying that it's right or wrong. Just letting you know it's a thing.

Sorry bud. I lost my mom in February to Covid. 79 years old.

Sucks all around.

Now that things have settled in a bit, I am going to pull the medical records and wanted to look at some details.

Any advice on who may be a better fit to review these for inconsistencies.


As I stated, this was at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, TX.

I have a good friend that has been an ER RN there for the last 4 years. She told me that no one has made it out of the Covid ICU ward except a Doctor from there that was ECMOed out and received a lung transplant.

Does this sound accurate for a hospital and system so big? I have significant questions about their ventilator training, practices, and have been told the reputation of the Charge Nurse there is one based off of their insurance and vaccine status.

I'm so sorry.

I think there is a huge problem with Valley health care in general. I think COVID is exposing that.

Valley Baptist is just themselves in Harlingen, Brownsville, and it looks like they took over Knapp in Weslaco. I would bet that they are overrun with medical stuff in general. My mother in law is getting a medical procedure done at Valley Baptist and needed to go check in for pre op stuff. It took her 4 hours to do that. That is freaking ridiculous.

I hope you find the answers you're looking for. I've long hated how they treat people down there, especially what happened to my dad at DHR years ago.