Esmin Green, 49, had been waiting in the emergency room for nearly 24 hours when she toppled from her seat at 5:32 a.m. on June 19, falling face down on the floor.

She was dead by 6:35, when someone on the medical staff, flagged down by a person in the waiting room, finally approached, nudged Green with her foot, and gently prodded her shoulder, as if to wake her. The staffer then left and returned with someone wearing a white lab coat who examined her and summoned help.

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Until the staffer's appearance, Green's collapse barely caused a ripple. Other patients waiting a few feet away didn't react. Security guards and a member of the hospital's staff appeared to notice her prone body at least three times, but made no visible attempt to see if she needed help.

One guard didn't even leave his chair, rolling it around a corner to stare at the body, then rolling away a few moments later.

Because the actions of 4 irresponsible individuals calls for a complete overhaul of the system.

Are you guys really that naive to treat this like some freak accident that never happens? Sure, people might not always die in hospital waiting rooms, but the fact that the workers were so nonchalant about a lady dying on a floor should at least be considered some indication as to how well the patients are being treated in these hospitals.

Are you guys really that naive to treat this like some freak accident that never happens? Sure, people might not always die in hospital waiting rooms, but the fact that the workers were so nonchalant about a lady dying on a floor should at least be considered some indication as to how well the patients are being treated in these hospitals.