Hospital requests police escort for patient to shelter, Wichita KS
Medical EmergencyA hospital requested a police escort for a patient being released from St. Francis Hospital to a homeless shelter. However, officers declined the request because the shelters had no emergency beds available at that time.
Audio|Source: Sedgwick County Law Enforcement
03:10
Transcript:
00:00
Hey, I have a request for a, I guess, an escort from St.
00:05
Francis going to the homeless shelter.
00:08
They just have the patient that's being released.
00:10
Is that something you guys are willing to do tonight or can you advise?
00:19
Unfortunately, it's now one of our duties.
00:22
So, yeah, just send somebody over there.
00:30
242 I guess can have you sort over there?
00:37
142 I guess can I be sort of over there? 142.
00:43
149 now?
00:47
179, 138, 0138,113113113113, 13A, North Arlington, North Arlington.
00:55
148.
00:57
Off 39.
01:02
139. 139, we're just doing a general check for (name withheld).
01:08
Looks like she has fallen and kept asking about the date.
01:13
Normally has a home health nurse, but is it there right now? Once again, she's just too confused.
01:24
14, Gerson, 1080, and 1083.
01:28
Table.
01:30
117, update my location to St.
01:32
Francis, I'll be on Spider.
01:35
Number.
01:40
Negative.
01:47
139. Do you guys have EMS and route as well.
01:50
Sounds more like the medical call.
01:55
Negative not at this moment.
01:56
She was refusing it before I can start home.
02:05
One-22. Hey,
02:08
I just called the homeless shelter.
02:09
They do not have any emergency beds open right now.
02:12
So you're holding that maybe 20-100 northills up.
02:17
Dispatch.
02:19
1-10.
02:23
Can you change the signs now to say that the Kellogg Eastbound is one lane only?
02:38
Did they call on a personal line or did they call using St.
02:42
Francis there?
02:45
No, I personally called the Mac Center and asked and I said they don't have the emergency beds open for a minute right now.
02:54
No, what I meant is that our calling party call on a cell or using St.
02:59
Francis's phone.
03:01
It's a cell phone, sir.
03:05
You just need to call them back and tell them they're full and we have no other resources.
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Location mentioned:
Near St Francis, Wichita, KS 67214
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