Who was Dr Susan Moore? Black woman who accused Indiana hospital of racism over Covid-19 treatment dies

Who was Dr Susan Moore? Black woman who accused Indiana hospital of racism over Covid-19 treatment dies
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA: A Black woman who claimed that she was not getting proper treatment for coronavirus in an Indiana hospital because of her race has died. Her family said that Dr Susan Moore, 52, lost her battle against the deadly virus on Sunday, December 20. The New York Post reported that her cousin also tweeted about her death but the post has been deleted now. Reports stated that on November 29, Moore was diagnosed with Covid-19. She soon got admitted to Indiana University Health hospital.

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But she got viral after sharing a video from her hospital bed in which she claimed that she was not provided with proper care due to her race. She also alleged that she had to desperately request for a CT scan and remdesivir - an antiviral drug given to the patient suffering from Covid-19. In her Facebook message, Moore wrote, “I had to beg to get the Remdesivir because Dr. Bannec said my chest x-ray was normal, I then had to beg for a CT of my chest which I finally got and it showed large mediastinal lymphadenopathy right lower lobe infiltrate in a new left lower lobe infiltrate.

“I had to beg to get the Remdesivir because Dr. Bannec said my chest x-ray was normal. I then had to beg for a CT of my chest which I finally got and it showed large mediastinal lymphadenopathy right lower lobe infiltrate in a new left lower lobe infiltrate. Next thing I know stat stat CT angiogram was ordered for my neck which showed new infiltrates in my lungs superiorly and new pleural effusion since December 1 in addition to new mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Next thing I know I’m getting a phone call saying what can we get for your pain. Why do I have to prove that there’s something wrong with me in order for my pain to be treated. I have informed the patient advocate.” She said that the patient advocate “left me wanting,” and told her to shift to another hospital.