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Dr. Susan Moore, a black doctor who had documented the abuse she suffered in the health care system after being diagnosed with COVID-19, died at the age of 52. In her honor, her medical colleagues have raised Moore’s name online and are working to continue ongoing talks on how to combat systematic racism against black women, especially in the field of healthcare.
Throughout December, Moore publicly shared both the progress and pitfalls of his experience with the virus, while receiving treatment at Indiana University’s hospital system. In a video he posted on Facebook on December 4 from the unit, Moore expressed frustration with the doctor and care team, saying, “Now, that’s not how you treat patients, period. I don’t trust this hospital and I’m asking to be transferred. “
She mentioned that she felt that the hospital was trying to unload her without fully treating her condition, saying: “These people wanted to send me home with new lung infiltrates and all kinds of lymphadenopathy in my throat.” She added that her doctor, Dr. Bannec, told her, “If I stay, he will send me home on Saturday at 10 pm in the dark. What is this doing? “She asked.
Meanwhile, one of Moore’s assistants, apparently trying to dispel any accusations of racial discrimination, told her, “I was in Black Lives Matter,” to which Moore replied, “No, I don’t believe any of this, not even a little.” , not even an iota … you wouldn’t even know how to walk, [you] I probably can’t even enjoy it. “
Later, in the heartbreaking video, Moore said, “This is how black people are killed when you send them home and they don’t know how to fight for themselves. I had to talk to someone, maybe the media, someone. Let me tell people how I’m treated in this place. “
During his hospital stay, Moore said he had to “beg” for chest x-rays and CT scans, was told he did not qualify for Remdesivir (a drug that reduces recovery time from the virus), and was denied pain. drugs.
“All I can do is cry because it hurt so much,” she said. “He (Dr. Bannec) said that you can go home right now … Why do I have to prove that something is wrong with me for my pain to be treated? “
In an Instagram post in Moore’s memory, medical professional and OBGYN Charis Chambers summed up Moore’s untimely death, saying, “She was discharged from her home and needed readmission less than 12 hours later. She didn’t trust the previous hospital team based on how they treated her, so she ended up going to another hospital. Once there, she received much better care, but it was too late … This is unacceptable. This is heartbreaking. This must stop. “
Using social media as a tool, just as Moore did to share his experiences, additional medical workers spoke out in the wake of the tragedy. Dr. Carmen Brown posted on Twitter, „She had to plead for herself and was still ignored. See how terrifying it is for people who have no voice ???”
Dr. Vidya Kumar Ramanathan wrote on Twitter: “It is very sad to see this. Dr. Moore was in my medical school class. She was kind, hardworking, brilliant and generous. Really saddened by this. “
Moore was the sole provider of her 19-year-old son and her two parents, both of whom had dementia. You can support your GoFundMe setup to take care of your needs here.