Asking hospital for different protocols

Open letter to Greg Hanson CEO of the Clark Fork Vally Hospital

Mr. Hanson,

When my wife Beverly was in this hospital in 2012, she had those huge blood clots in her lungs. She was misdiagnosed and was told she had the flu. Randy Mack was her primary care doctor at that time, was away on a training session and when he returned a week later, he told her she was not leaving until he found out what was wrong with her. After he got her straightened out and saved her life, you called her to ask if she was going to sue you. She was insulted by that. She told you she had no intention of suing you. She was loyal and respected you. You asked her what she wanted, she told you she wanted the license of the nurse practitioner that misdiagnosed her. You were happy to sacrifice that nurse to prevent a lawsuit. I too would like to see some people lose their license. If this goes into legal action, I want the people responsible for denying my wife the care she required to lose their license. I personally do not want one red cent of your blood money. I will designate a good charity before I even start legal action. I will not sue the county or the hospital, it will be individuals.

Now, this past month while my wife was here in your hospital, I walked into her room and found her completely exposed and with feces smeared from one end of her to the other. I called the two CNAs on duty and told them, if they were working for her, she would have their ass. I believe it was General Patton that said, “Show me a bad outfit, and I will show you bad leadership.” Your hospital is suffering from bad leadership. I do not want those girls punished or even dismissed. I want them trained properly. That is your job, to see to it that they know how to do their job and how to care for the patients. Beverly gave better care than that and she deserved better than what she received. Except for those two CNAs, the rest of your nursing staff are excellent. It is your management that I have a problem with.

Now, when you needed Beverly, she was there for you, but when she needed you, you let her die slowly by letting that the ridiculous rules of protocol run YOUR hospital. Grow a pair Mr. Hansen and stop the madness. She could have survived this had she been given proper medical attention. We begged them to do the anti-body serum, the infusion of vitamin C or Ivermectin or Hydroxychloroquine. NO, no, no, no was all they could say. I know these all work because I have had friends and family cured by them. Well, according to law from Senate Bill 204 signed into law on May 30, 2018, by President Trump, we have the right to try any kind of treatment. So, your hospital broke the law and violated our rights by denying Beverly a treatment known to work. I will be sending this letter to the local paper to be published because I do not want another family to have to suffer as we are suffering now. We are witnessing the death panels everyone scoffed at. Remember, “I was just following orders.” was not a good defense at the Nuremburg trials. You are deciding who lives and who dies. Stand up against whoever is telling you to follow these protocols. You know in your heart that I am right.

Gerald J. Cuvillier,

Trout Creek, Montana