Emergency injunction sought against hospital to provide drug to COVID-19 patient
WILKES-BARRE — Physicians at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township have refused to administer a drug to treat a woman suffering from COVID-19 despite a prescription from another doctor, according to a civil lawsuit filed in Luzerne County Court on Sunday.
Karen Ostopick, of Plains Township, was admitted to the medical center Nov. 10 undergoing COVID treatment protocols receiving Remdesvir, steroids and other drugs but her condition deteriorated to the point she was heavily sedated into an induced coma and placed on a ventilator, the lawsuit says.
The suit, filed by attorneys Jonathan Comitz in Wilkes-Barre andRalph C. Lorigoof West Seneca, N.Y., on behalf of Ostopick’s daughter, Katelyn Ostopick, alleges the medical facility exhausted all its COVID treatments for Ostopick.
“As a 68-year-old female placed on a ventilator, Ms. Ostopick’s chances of survival have dropped to less than 20 percent,” the suit says.
Katelyn Ostopick, as her mother’s Health Care Proxy, investigated other forms of treatment for COVID-19 and suggested Geisinger’s physicians treating her mother administer ivermectin after consulting with Dr. Jim Meehan.
Meehan supports the use of ivermectin to treat Ostopick and has prescribed the drug to her, the suit says.
Despite Meehan’s prescription to administer ivermectin to Ostopick, Geisinger has refused to comply with Meehan’s prescription, according to the suit.
“Ms. Ostopick is on death’s doorstep; there is no further COVID-19 treatment protocol for (Geisinger) to administer to Ms. Ostopick; her children do no want to see their mother die and they are doing everything they can to give her a chance,” the suit says.
Katelyn Ostopick has offered to relieve Geisinger from any and all liability concerning the administration of ivermectin to her mother.
The suit seeks an emergency medical declaration and an emergency injunction relief against Geisinger to administer ivermectin to Ostopick. A hearing has not been scheduled.
In a related matter, Ostopick’s family began an online fundraiser at GiveSendGO to help offset medical cost for her treatment.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, ivermectin is approved for human use to treat infections caused by some parasitic worms, head lice and skin conditions. The FDA has not authorized or approved ivermectin for use in preventing or treating COVID-19 in humans or animals.
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A spokesperson for Geisinger in response to the lawsuit stated: “While we do not comment on ongoing litigation, Geisinger prides itself in providing evidence-based medicine based on the latest medical science.”
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Records filed with the lawsuit say those similar to Ostopick’s condition have recuperated and released from the hospital after being administered ivermectin.
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