A Kentucky boy died of the flu in his father?s arms as he allegedly begged the hospital staff for help. Mikey Guallpa, 6, was taken to the St. Elizabeth hospital in Florence on December 20. He passed out in the waiting room and was pronounced dead moments later. Jose Guallpa, the sick boy?s father, claims he was told repeatedly to ?wait their turn.?
Mikey Guallpa was rushed to St. Elizabeth hospital in Florence, Kentucky, after being seen earlier the same day by the family doctor. The 6-year-old boy was shaking and vomiting. Zara Jimbo, the boy?s mother, told the media that her husband begged the hospital staff for help, but they were instructed to sit in the waiting room and wait.
Approximately 20 minutes after Mikey Guallpa and his parents arrived at St. Elizabeth hospital, he vomited one final time, passed out, and died.
Mikey Guallpa was rushed to St. Elizabeth hospital in Florence, Kentucky, after being seen earlier the same day by the family doctor. The 6-year-old boy was shaking and vomiting. Zara Jimbo, the boy?s mother, told the media that her husband begged the hospital staff for help, but they were instructed to sit in the waiting room and wait.
Approximately 20 minutes after Mikey Guallpa and his parents arrived at St. Elizabeth hospital, he vomited one final time, passed out, and died.