Ohio Judge Orders Hospital to Treat Ventilated COVID-19 Patient With Ivermectin

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A Butler County judge in Ohio has ordered a hospital to administer Ivermectin to a ventilated COVID-19 patient, granting an emergency relief filed by the patientโ€™s wife.

Butler County Common Pleas Judge Gregory Howard ruled last week that West Chester Hospital, part of the University of Cincinnatiโ€™s health network UC Health, must โ€œimmediately administer Ivermectinโ€ to patient Jeffrey Smith following his doctorโ€™s prescription of 30 mg of Ivermectin for 21 days, the Ohio Capital Journal reported.

Smith, 51, is a Verizon Wireless engineer in Butler County. According to the lawsuit (pdf) filed by his wife Julie Smith, Smith tested positive for COVID-19 on July 9, and he was admitted to West Chester Hospital on July 15. On the same day, he was moved to an intensive care unit (ICU).

Smithโ€™s condition continued to decline, and he was placed on a ventilator on Aug. 1. By Aug. 19, the ventilator was operating at 80 percent volume, with Smithโ€™s chances of survival dropping to less than 30 percent, court documents read. At that time, the hospital claimed to have exhausted all options in its COVID-19 treatment protocol.

โ€œAt this point, there is nothing more the defendant can do, or will do, for my husband,โ€ Julie wrote in an affidavit included in her complaint.

โ€œHowever, I cannot give up on him, even if the defendant has,โ€ Julie continued. โ€œThere is no reason why the defendant cannot approve or authorize other forms of treatments so long as the benefits outweigh the risks.โ€

Julie had read about some lawsuits reported byย Chicago Tribuneย andย The Buffalo Newsย where patients in severe condition from COVID-19 later recovered after being given Ivermectin.

These patients had won lawsuits forcing their hospitals to treat them with Ivermectin. The plaintiffs in these cases were all represented by attorney Ralph Lorigo, chairman of New Yorkโ€™s Erie County Conservative Party, who later became one of Julieโ€™s attorneys.

Byย Li Hai

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