ALTA BATES HOSPITAL POLICY: ILLEGALLY DISCHARGE PATIENTS TO DIE

Patient: Jodi Schiller | Condition at Arrival:

• Blood sugar: 650 mg/dL
• No insulin, no glucose monitor, no refrigeration, unhoused
• In active diabetic crisis with risk of coma, organ failure, and death

Summary of Events

Upon arrival, patient presented documentation of life-threatening diabetes and a legal-medical letter requesting stabilization under EMTALA. Dr. Chan refused to read the letter, ignored documentation, and walked away while the patient remained untreated. Dr. Adrian Thomas dismissed the crisis with, “How’s things?” and later admitted the hospital regularly discharges patients in this condition, stating: “It’s not illegal.” When told this was effectively murder, he did not deny it.

Security & Emergency Supervisor Chris entered after the patient calmly asserted her rights. Security stated: “The doctor doesn’t have to treat you if you’re not nice.” No aggression was displayed by the patient.

Physician Misinformation & Negligence

When the patient stated: “I am in extreme danger. I could die,” Dr. Thomas replied: “No, you couldn’t — people with Type 2 diabetes don’t die of hyperglycemia.”
This is factually false — Type 2 diabetics can and do die from hyperglycemia via diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS), cardiovascular events, and organ failure.

At that time:

• Blood sugar: 650 mg/dL
• A1C: ~300 mg/dL average over past 3 months
• Urgent need for stabilization ignored

Security Intimidation Sequence

Five separate security entries involving three guards:

1. White Male Guard — Twice entered; first, no reason provided; second time said, “You need to be nice to the doctor if you want him to treat you.” Confronted as illegal under EMTALA. Patients must be treated in the emergency room. I wasn’t unpleasant at any time, but I was asserting my rights under the law. Clearly, they didn’t like that.
2. Tall Black Male Guard (~6’6”) — Entered and stood silently. When asked why, “Are you here to intimidate me?” I politely asked, he replied (looking a little hurt): “No… just the doctor asked me to step in.” Confirms physician-ordered intimidation without cause.
3. Third Guard — Escorted patient out at discharge, despite no aggression. Blood sugar still 303 mg/dL.

Sham Referrals

After refusing stabilization, a case worker and social worker handed the patient a “Call 211” sheet. Patient has already proven these services non-functional. Staff also suggested BACS — an org the patient has exposed in 600+ public videos as corrupt, taxpayer-funded, and complicit in women’s deaths.

Legal Violations

• EMTALA Violation — Failure to stabilize before discharge
• Medical Negligence — Dismissal of life-threatening crisis
• Retaliation — Security used for intimidation
• Discrimination — Gender-based; care made conditional on submissiveness
• Fraudulent Discharge — Sham referrals to non-functional or corrupt services

Final Word

This is not an isolated incident. Alta Bates Medical Center is knowingly breaking federal law, discharging patients in active crisis, using intimidation and fraudulent referrals to avoid responsibility. This is institutionalized killing — targeting the unhoused, women, and chronically ill.

Anticipated False Claims of Aggression

Hospitals often justify illegal discharges by lying about patient behavior.

• Reality: Patient was calm, lucid, and assertive.
• Evidence: 550+ public videos show patient confronting a violent ex-con attacker calmly, even under threat of rape/murder. This record rebuts any fabricated claim of aggression in the ER.

YOUR MOVE — TODAY

Contact these agencies and demand action:

• CMS Region IX EMTALA Enforcement — QASanFrancisco@cms.hhs.gov
• California Dept. of Public Health — ACB-LNC-Complaints@cdph.ca.gov
• Medical Board of California — complaint@mbc.ca.gov
• Sutter Health Corporate Compliance — corporatecompliance@sutterhealth.org

Also:

• Send this report to journalists covering healthcare, homelessness, and corruption.
• Call lawmakers (local, state, federal) and demand investigation.
• Alert watchdog groups: ACLU, legal aid, ProPublica, patient advocacy orgs.
• Share everywhere — social media, unions, faith groups, neighborhood forums.

Silence is compliance. This is happening because too few people are making noise.