Kansas Man Dies After Waiting For Icu Bed As Hospitals Filled With Covid 19 Patients
Rob Van Pelt’s heart stopped on August 17 while undergoing a routine procedure at McPherson Hospital in central Kansas. “He flatlined under light sedation,” Van Pelt’s family wrote on a GoFundMe page raising money for his medical costs. “He was able to be revived after many attempts and what went from a routine 20-minute appointment left him without oxygen for several minutes.” He was airlifted to a Wichita hospital for treatment....