‘Not a single Montana Democrat legislator reached out to our agency with any questions about the incident before this partisan political stunt. Our concern was – and the focus of our investigation continues to be – allegations that the hospital mistreated a patient and violated her rights and her family’s rights.’Īfter the special counsel request was approved, Nerison provide this statement on behalf of the Attorney General.
No one was threatened or had their clinical judgment questioned while the Department of Justice was trying to get to the bottom of the serious allegations made against the hospital. The Department of Justice’s ongoing investigation does not involve any specific medical treatment, nor did anyone at our agency give any directive to hospital staff regarding any specific medical treatment. The Department of Justice has a legal obligation to review any complaints of patient abuse or patient neglect and it’s unfortunate that the hospital and certain members of the Montana media are trying to turn the focus away from the serious allegations regarding the mistreatment of a patient. The family asked for our assistance and a (Montana Highway Patrol) trooper was dispatched to speak with the family at the hospital.įollowing that conversation, Attorney General Knudsen spoke with hospital executives and received assurances that they would cease preventing communication between the patient and her family and deliver the legal documents she needed. Peter’s Hospital was violating their relative’s rights by refusing to allow her to receive prescribed medications, not delivering legal documents, not allowing them to see their relative, and at one point, even cutting off text message communication between them and their family member. ‘ The Attorney General’s Office received a report from a family that said St.
Knudsen spokesman Kyler Nerison provided this statement to KGVO News:
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