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# of #ransomware deaths because hospitals triage their IT networks over that of a dying patient: 1

# of #HeartAttack deaths because hospitals restricted treatment for non-COVID patients:

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2020/07/10/more-people-are-dying-during-the-pandemic-and-not-just-from-covid-19

# of #ransomware deaths because hospitals triage their IT networks over that of a dying patient: 1

# of #cancer diagnoses delayed because hospitals restricted treatment for non-COVID patients:

https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/common-questions-about-the-new-coronavirus-outbreak.html#shouldpeoplestillgetscreenedforcancerduringthispandemic

# of #ransomware deaths because hospitals triage their IT networks over that of a dying patient: 1

# of #KidneyDisease deaths because dialysis centers restricted treatment during COVID lockdowns: https://www.kidney.org/coronavirus/dialysis-covid-19#what-does-lock-down-mean

COVID-19: Dialysis

Dialysis and Coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

https://www.kidney.org/coronavirus/dialysis-covid-19#what-does-lock-down-mean

# of #ransomware deaths because hospitals triage their IT networks over that of a dying patient: 1

# of #diabetes deaths because hospitals restricted treatment for non-COVID patients:

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/10/houston-coronavirus-emergency-rooms

# of #ransomware deaths because hospitals triage their IT networks over that of a dying patient: 1

# of #NursingHome resident deaths because nursing homes wouldn't take their residents back after hospitals restricted treatment for non-COVID patients:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/03/28/nursing-homes-coronavirus

# of #ransomware deaths because hospitals triage their IT networks over that of a dying patient: 1

# of #PatientDump deaths because hospitals restricted treatment for non-COVID patients: https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/refusal-emergency-care-and-patient-dumping/2009-01

Refusal of Emergency Care and Patient Dumping

Gabino Olvera is a 42-year-old man who is mentally ill, paraplegic, and homeless. He was dropped off by Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in a soiled hospital gown with a catheter bag and no...

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/refusal-emergency-care-and-patient-dumping/2009-01

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