Civil SocietyHealthcareLocal NewsCook Children’s Denies Requiring COVID-19 Vaccine for Organ Transplant Patients
A local mother says the hospital bumped her son to the inactive waitlist because he has not received a COVID-19 vaccine.
A local mother says the hospital bumped her son to the inactive waitlist because he has not received a COVID-19 vaccine.
In the ongoing court battle over toddler Tinslee Lewis’ care, Cook Children’s asserts that the child’s care is prolonging her suffering. Her mother says her daughter is improving.
The family of Tinslee Lewis is petitioning the court to allow a new doctor to treat her by evaluating for airway malacia and performing a tracheostomy.
On Friday, an appellate court granted an emergency motion, requiring Cook Children's to continue providing life sustaining treatment to Tinslee Lewis throughout the appeals process.
On Wednesday, a judge granted a motion filed by Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth to recuse Tarrant County Judge Alex Kim from presiding over the case of 10-month-old Tinslee Lewis.
A hearing for 9-month-old Tinslee Lewis originally scheduled for this Friday has been moved to December, giving the family more time to search for an alternate care provider.