The story of an illegal immigrant in a coma. He is scheduled to be deported to Mexico.
Tough position for the hospital to be in. With limited resources, it is not financially viable for hospitals to foot the bill for illegal immigrants.
However, any solution is likely to cast a negative PR light on the hospital.
(via WSJ Health Blog)






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