NPR (July 31)One Man’s COVID-19 Death Raises Worst Fears of Many People with DisabilitiesWhat Melissa Hickson says happened to her husband — and what the hospital says — are in conflict.
But this much is for sure: Michael Hickson, a 46-year old quadriplegic who'd contracted COVID-19, died at St. David's South Austin Medical Center in Austin, Texas, on June 11 after the hospital ended treatment for him and moved him from the intensive care unit to hospice care.
Melissa Hickson says her husband was denied potentially lifesaving treatment because doctors at the hospital made a decision based on their biases that, because of his disabilities, Michael Hickson had a low quality of life..