Local law enforcement and paramedics took a young man who appeared to have overdosed on Molly to St. Joseph’s Hospital Aug. 27. The patient was incapable of verbalizing his name or producing identification upon admission, according to medical records obtained by Channel 8.
A young man present at the hospital identified the patient as his roommate, Miguel Leon. Police conveyed the information to hospital staff, who retrieved Mr. Leon’s record.
But the 18-year-old Miguel Leon associated with the medical record denies having any relation to the event. “I was shocked” to receive a $5,000 bill from St. JosephHospital, Mr. Leon told Channel 8. He said attempts to waive the medical bill were unsuccessful.
“The only response [from the hospital] … was, ‘Oh, no, this is you. All of the information is pointing straight to you,'” Mr. Leon told Channel 8.
The Channel 8 investigative team contacted the manager of the apartment complex where paramedics retrieved the patient. The manager provided documents showing resident Leon McGill was the patient who overdosed Aug. 27.
St. Joseph’s Hospital reviewed the case and decided to waive the medical bill. A spokesperson said staff is reviewing what went wrong and whether hospital procedures were followed.
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