Patient upset after being denied ride home from hospital, Spearfish SD


A person treated for a finger cut at the hospital became upset after hospital staff refused to provide transportation home. The person is now outside the hospital building.
Audio|Source: Spearfish PD, Fire, Lawrence Co Sheriff
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Transcript:
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5-0-0-9-1 showing at the hospital. R.P. is saying something about the, they are not giving her a ride home from the emergency room, but she sounds very upset.
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I'm not sure what's going on. Trying to get more information now.
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Govah.
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Go ahead.
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At 911, we just got a call from the hospital stating that they did treat the patient for a finger laceration, and when they refused to give her a ride back to Belle Fourche, she became very upset. She's now outside of the building.
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Location mentioned:
Near N Main St, Spearfish, SD 57783
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