MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A affected person who has been battling COVID-19 on a ventilator for months at a Minnesota hospital has been moved amid an ongoing authorized battle between the household and hospital.
Final week, an Anoka County decide ordered Allina Well being’s Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids to maintain the Buffalo man, Scott Quiner, on a ventilator.
His spouse, Anne, mentioned she went to courtroom after she was advised by the hospital that nothing extra may very well be completed for her husband, and it was time to take him off the ventilator. She says she requested for different remedies.
In paperwork filed to cease the hospital from taking Scott off a ventilator, it mentioned she wanted extra time to discover a new facility for care. And it mentioned the actions would “finish my husband’s life,” and she or he “vehemently disagree(s) with this motion.”
In an replace, Allina Well being mentioned the affected person was “transported to a well being care facility of the household’s selection” on Saturday.
“Allina Well being is grateful the household was capable of finding a well being care facility that meets their wants and we proceed to want all of them the most effective,” the remainder of the assertion mentioned.
Whereas the precise location has not been confirmed, Anne Quiner final week advised WCCO that the household was making preparations to switch Scott Quiner to a hospital in Texas.
