title: Holding the hospital hostage.
authors: Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, NY 14220, USA. ny72@juno.com
authors: Ferdinand D
authors: FD
authors: Yates
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D003068:Coercion; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D028663:Ethical Theory; D026822:Ethicists; D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians; D008297:Male; D016743:Mental Competency; D017008:Negotiating; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000941:ethics; D028662:Principle-Based Ethics