I can't wait to see the Hospital verdict. Keep in mind one Hospital previously said no this is not a needed action and we already know the outcome. Then this Hospital decided to take it. Sending a bill is even worse (I wonder if that part is true?)
Yep.
The icing on the cake in this story is that the cops had already tried the closest hospital, and the director basically said "hell no, this isn't ethical. The man doesn't consent. We won't touch him".
Then the other hospital, IN ANOTHER COUNTY, says "its perfectly ok."
The hospital basically took unethical orders from a police department that had no jurisdiction. If this doesn't show a total lack of good judgement, I don't know what does.
The hospital has ZERO defense. They might as well settle out of court because any jury/court is going to let the hospital take it up the ass.