is there any way for hospital to do this? (malpractice)?

Question

is there anyway for hospital to keep the patient seems alive?
my grandma has been unconscious in hospital for around 4 months, she did some surgeries. she suffers from diabetes..

she is taken care in a developing country hospital, the hospital is owned by private, so the hospital could be profit based. most of the hospital in my country have this kind of problem. somekind like malpractice?

my question is that is there anyway for the hospital to keep the patient seems alive, just to make profit from my grandma?

if it is possible, what do you suggest should i do?

thank you

Answer 1

This is going to be dependent on the laws in that country. It would not be a case of malpractice, but a case of ethical violation. Malpractice means failure to adhere to the standards of medical care that result in harm or injury to the patient. It would be an ethical violation in the US if the patient had a living will that states this is against the patient's wishes.

You need to find out the laws in your grandmother's country regrading patient's rights.

Answer 2

It depends on what you mean by seem alive. A person can be brain dead and be kept alive by machines. A person can be in a coma and also be kept alive by machine.

Because many people do not want to be kept alive in this way they give instruction in a durable power of attorney so their wishes could be carried out. I don't know what country you are in or what laws they have but you need to determine exactly what is her condition and if she left any instructions in her will or durable power of attorney. If she has a will the attorney that prepared it would be the place to start. He could also give you information on your countries policies on sustaining life.

Answer 3

.........If your grandmother signed an advance directive that would have taken care of the situation.......does your Grandmother have a durable power of attorney?.Check into her will and see if she had any legal papers drawn up to deal with the present situation.