Harlequin A.D.

Review of Yakima Regional Medical Center

A nurse practitioner at this hospital filed a repo...

A nurse practitioner at this hospital filed a report with CPS that was full of fabrications and statements that contradicted the assessment of a senior physician in the exam room. Luckily I was able to provide evidence (photos, videos, receipts) to the investigator that clearly proved we did not medically neglect our child and were in fact doing everything in our power to help him. The reason we brought him in was an eczema flare up, a common skin condition, and we only went to the ER because we were 300 miles from his physician in the town we were living in at the time). I sincerely hope this doesn't happen to a family less able to prove their innocence. The staff at this hospital need to be (re?)educated on federal guidelines for reporting as well, this case did not meet the minimum guidelines for reporting, but since the report was made, CPS had to investigate. We are still considering criminal and/or civil legal action, especially since filing a false report is a crime and two statements in the report contradict the actual diagnosis and the notes of the senior physician. Good luck to anybody taking their children in for anything remotely serious, one of these sociopaths will probably try to have your children taken from you.