In an exclusive interview given to SUN publisher Hayden Boyce, CEO of the National Health Insurance Plan, NHIP, Brian Hogan issues forth a merciless stream of untruths. In particular we would like to draw the attention of all TCI citizens and residents to his attempt to paint as an example of exemplary care, the care given to a woman who as a result of NHIP actions and inactions, lost one of her kidneys and who but for the grace of others, almost lost her life!
There are so many untruths, half truths and patent lies in Brian Hogan's statements to Hayden Boyce, that one hardly knows where to begin.
But let us try and set the record straight. We quote from the article (in italics) and then the facts. Considering that Dayna Wallace, Brian Hogan's protege was fired (by the NHIB against his objections) from her position as NHIP Operations Manager especially because of her mis-handling of this case among many others, it is astonishing (and frankly goes to his state of mind) that Brian Hogan would EVEN DARE attempt to mislead the public on this case!
And Governor Wetherell, if you do not have time to read the whole piece, please at least read the conclusion at the end. From the March 25th Sun article titled : NHIB not responsible for any patient deaths or inadequate health care, says CEO Brian Hogan.
He said: "Last summer, a website reported that a beneficiary required emergency medical treatment at an offshore facility. It stated that an air ambulance vendor was not able to evacuate the patient until the following day when it transferred the patient to a regional medical facility rather than a facility in the USA. The patient was then provided travel by a third party to a facility in South Florida which was forced to perform emergency service due to the delays of the original transfer and the poor care at the regional medical facility."
[The Truth: We said much more than this. In particular the 30 days of negligence and multiple incidents in reference to this patient preceding this one event that Brian Hogan mentions above.]
He continued: "The reality is that a beneficiary, a national of a country in the region was referred to an overseas facility after an on-island specialist diagnosed her condition and recommended a second opinion and surgery if the diagnosis was confirmed.
[The Truth: A Turks and Caicos Islander was diagnosed and recommended to go to the United States within 24 hours for a serious kidney stone issue. A doctor at Interhealth Canada communicated with a doctor in the US and exchanged details about the patient……..then when care was still not provided after ONE MONTH had elapsed, other TCI medical personnel intervened out of concern to draw attention to the patient. Only then was she sent to the Bahamas on Brian Hogan's favoured air ambulance company.………….Redbridge Networks, the company hired by Hogan to handle overseas treatment had NO qualified medical director and was not monitoring this case for some unknown reason, and the previous firm who used to handle these matters for the TCI had been black-listed by Hogan for having blown the whistle on NHIP mis-management…………. In the Bahamas the PATIENT & THE BAHAMIAN MEDICAL STAFF called the previous firm since the patient had been abandoned in the Bahamas with no follow-up from NHIP operations personnel for over a week after being sent there!]
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