Johns Hopkins health system to pay disabled patients for alleged violations – msn/WaPost
“Johns Hopkins Health System has agreed to pay a total of $150,000 to disabled patients who were not allowed a support person — such as a parent, adult child or spouse — to assist with their medical treatment during the height of the pandemic, the U.S. attorney’s office in Maryland announced Thursday.”
Rings a bell: We need to make sure that people with disabilities in hospitals and other facilities stay connected to family and the community – particularly during times of emergency: