The statement continued, "It met the standard of care based upon the facts known at the time and complied with all applicable law." In a statement provided to KSHB 41 Monday night, a University of Kansas Heath System spokesperson said "The care provided to the patient was reviewed by the hospital and found to be in accordance with hospital policy." The emotional trauma - the impending loss of our daughter was more than anyone should have to go through." "Ever hour since my water broke, it was getting worse," Farmer said. It was during that drive she learned a hospital in Illinois would be able to treat her. It was less than three weeks before Farmer's medical emergency that Kansans voted against an amendment that would have allowed legislators to enact abortion restrictions.Īfter she was discharged from KU Hospital, Farmer drove back to Joplin to be admitted to a hospital there. In the CMS review of Farmer's case, investigators wrote "The hospital failed to stabilize within its capability and capacity when it determined it would not provide the necessary stabilizing treatment due to its interpretation of Kansas law." The law, passed in 2019, prohibits all abortions unless there is a critical medical reason. The court's ruling triggered into effect a law in Missouri that was quickly enacted. "To hear that your life is less than a dying heartbeat in your body and people's politics get in the way of care, that's terrifying," Farmer told KSHB 41. The Associated Press reported on the first-of-its-kind federal investigation Monday. In a report published last month, federal investigators concluded that the two hospitals violated federal law by placing Farmer's life in jeopardy. RELATED | Patient dies after University of Kansas Health System placed him in "immediate jeopardy"
" said none of the options were available, that it was too politically heated in this environment right now to care for us," Farmer said.įarmer's case would eventually come under review by the Department of Health and Human Services' Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. She says doctors there confirmed the dire situation, and said both the pregnancy - and her life - were at risk.įarmer said she thought she would have the option to give birth to her daughter and then be able to hold her and say goodbye.īut when doctors returned to her side after talking with colleagues, she learned that wouldn't be an option. She drove north to the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas.
But no hospitals in Illinois were willing to provide her care. Her doctors in Joplin told her to look for care in Illinois, at least a several-hours-drive away. "They said the state laws weren't clear enough for them to act because our daughter still had a heartbeat even though her demise was eventual." "I lost all my amniotic fluid and their best recommendation was for me to leave the state," Farmer told KSHB 41 I-Team reporter Jessica McMaster in an interview Tuesday. When her water broke last August, just 18 weeks into her pregnancy, Mylissa Farmer knew she needed to get to the nearest hospital.įarmer, who lived at the time near Joplin, Missouri, went to Freeman Health System in Joplin.įarmer said the doctors told her the pregnancy was no longer viable. If you choose to do business with this business, please let the business know that you contacted BBB for a BBB Business Profile.Īs a matter of policy, BBB does not endorse any product, service or business.KANSAS CITY, Mo. BBB Business Profiles are subject to change at any time. When considering complaint information, please take into account the company's size and volume of transactions, and understand that the nature of complaints and a firm's responses to them are often more important than the number of complaints.īBB Business Profiles generally cover a three-year reporting period. However, BBB does not verify the accuracy of information provided by third parties, and does not guarantee the accuracy of any information in Business Profiles. BBB asks third parties who publish complaints, reviews and/or responses on this website to affirm that the information provided is accurate. BBB Business Profiles may not be reproduced for sales or promotional purposes.īBB Business Profiles are provided solely to assist you in exercising your own best judgment.
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