The local Houston women threatened with euthanasia by St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital may be in jeopardy again after transportation to an acute-care facility in the Chicago area falls apart. Andrea Clarke who is on dialysis and a respirator has been at St. Luke's since November. Andrea has a history of heart problems and complications began after open heart surgery in January.
The family and St. Luke's agreed Thursday to transfer Clark to Glenshire Nursing & Rehab Centre, a long-term, acute-care facility in the Chicago suburb of Richton Park. St. Luke's told the family it would pay the entire cost of moving Clark, estimated at about $15,000, but only if the family decided by Thursday.That was the update, here was a more expansive story that also mentions the problems with the Texas law. It is not clear and not known if St. Lukes still plans to pull the plug this week but some believe this. Most hospitals in Texas will not take a patient another hospital has pronounced terminal.
The deal was canceled Friday after Glenshire doctors realized Clark's condition was too complicated for the level of care they provide.
Thursday's announcement had appeared to defuse the controversy, which has raged in online forums for a week. - Houston Chronicle, Todd Ackerman
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