"a strict firewall is supposed to separate treating physicians (who are charged with decisions around the removal of life support and declaring when a patient is dead) and organ donation teams.
But a federal investigation found that firewall is often ignored.
And The New York Times reported that health care workers in several states said they had witnessed procurement staff members “persuading hospital clinicians to administer morphine, propofol and other drugs to hasten the death of potential donors.”
A former Obama White House official testified before Congress that she had heard directly from whistle-blowers at procurement organizations that they were trained to target inexperienced physicians, especially in rural areas, who may be less likely to push back."
"a strict firewall is supposed to separate treating physicians (who are charged with decisions around the removal of life support and declaring when a patient is dead) and organ donation teams.
But a federal investigation found that firewall is often ignored.
And The New York Times reported that health care workers in several states said they had witnessed procurement staff members “persuading hospital clinicians to administer morphine, propofol and other drugs to hasten the death of potential donors.”
A former Obama White House official testified before Congress that she had heard directly from whistle-blowers at procurement organizations that they were trained to target inexperienced physicians, especially in rural areas, who may be less likely to push back."
Thanks for sharing the pertinent quote since the article is behind a paywall, and I have to say the behaviour is sickening.
I am convinced that integrity, virtue, honesty and trust are not incidental 'nice-to-haves', but absolutely essential for our sustainable survival.
https://archive.li/DfsYn