~ Doctor mocks patient at SMMC. No agreement in place between the Dominican Republic and St. Maarten.~
PHILIPSBURG/ Dominican Republic:— The St. Maarten resident Egbert Hector Richardson who is currently a patient at CEDIMAT Dominican Republic went overseas on his own to seek further medical treatment after having surgery at the St. Maarten Medical Center.
Edison Adamus the Director and Pastor of Key to Freedom said that Richardson is a resident at Key to Freedom since he is in rehabilitation for substance abuse.
He explained that Richardson had a hernia and he was operated upon at the St. Maarten Medical Center. Adamus said after the surgery Richardson ended up with swelling around the area he had the hernia. It is understood that when Richardson went back to the St. Maarten Medical Center, to see the surgeon who operated on him the surgeon decided to make fun of Richardson which in turn bruised his ego as a male.
Adamus said because of the statements made by the specialist and surgeon at the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) Richardson opted to travel to the Dominican Republic to seek further medical attention. His intention along with that of his relatives was to shoulder the expenses for his medical treatment while in the Dominican Republic. However, while there Richardson fell very ill and had to be rushed to the emergency care at CEDIMAT.
Adamus said that when he reached the hospital the doctors there told him that he was in luck because Richardson could have lost his life because he had an ulcer in his stomach that he was unaware of, and the ulcer had ruptured causing the internal bleeding.
Adamus explained that Richardson did not go to the Dominican Republic for the ulcer and that the funds he went there with have since run out and they are unable to pay for a much-needed surgery and further hospitalization. He explained that the only reason the relatives of Richardson went public was because CEDIMAT wanted to discharge the critically ill patient.
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