Man pickets Great River Medical Center
By Jermaine Pigee, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
On Tuesday, Ganakes stood in front of
"My mother fell at the Klein Center," Ganakes said. "She is not safe here."
As he stood on the corner, some people in their cars stared at the signs. Others paid no attention. One lady rolled down her window and expressed support for Ganakes.
"My mother fell," Ganakes yelled.
"I would be out here doing the same thing," she said as she drove by.
At about
Richardson said he and
Due to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA laws, Richardson was unable to offer specifics about the incident.
"(Ganakes) raised several concerns," Richardson said. "We are taking his issues seriously, and we are looking into what he brought up. I can't say much more than that because I don't want to violate any HIPAA violations."
Abolt said the nursing home averages about 10 falls a month out of 160 people.
"That is pretty excellent, especially when we have 160 people," Abolt said. "We have very few folks who get hurt when they fall."
"I wish he would have come to me personally or
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