![]() ![]() The hospital refused to give me the form to request to see my own doctor. I did see that doctor, but I also wanted to see my own personal physician of many years, whom I trusted. The emergency room doctor ordered x-rays and CAT scans of my lumbar spine, gave me a pain medication prescription, and suggested that I go to the industrial medicine provider for work injuries. I immediately contacted my house supervisor, who sent me to the emergency room. I didn’t want to damage the x-ray machine equipment, so I twisted awkwardly so as not to fall and knock over the x-ray machine.Īs I twisted, I bent over awkwardly, injuring both of my shoulders, my left elbow, my finger and my middle and lower back. On October 16, 2008, I was moving an x-ray machine, with many tubes connected, and I tripped. They are experts at giving injured workers the runaround, and have delayed my care for more than 5 years. Sedgwick has delayed and denied needed medical care, pushing me into poverty. Sedgwick Claims Services, the workers’ compensation insurance company for the hospital, treated me like a criminal, not an injured professional hurt doing his job. I worked at several hospitals, and they all loved my work. I loved my job, taking x-rays and other important tests for patients, and I excelled at it for 25 years. I went to school and studied to become a Radiologic Technologist. ![]() I’m married with two grown children: a daughter, 18, who is in college and a son, 17, who is finishing high school. I’m 63 years old, and I live in Perris, in Riverside County. Despite a court order finding my injury was work-related, Sedgwick has refused to provide any medical care. ![]() They treated me like a criminal, not an injured professional hurt doing his job. “Sedgwick delayed and denied the care I need for my work injury. ![]()
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