Between 2018 and 2024, NBC 5 Investigates found 88 hospitals failed to properly treat victims of sexual assault, according to our review of thousands of pages…
In the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, Cheryl Thompson said she woke up in her driveway.Hours earlier, she’d gone to a bar less than a half mile from her Cobden, Illinois, home to meet a friend and celebrate New Year’s Eve.“I know I was sexually assaulted,” she told NBC 5 Investigates.
An NBC 5 Investigates’ review of a Union County Hospital inspection report from May of 2024 found the hospital violated the state statute when it failed to contact police – which is required by state law. “When a victim comes into the ER, we’re already at our most vulnerable state,” Cheryl said, fighting back tears. “We are looking for doctors and nurses to treat us with some human decency and to do what you’re supposed to do. The Hippocratic oath says to do no harm. But in my case, not only was I victimized in my own driveway, I was re-victimized when I went to the hospital.”
The letter confirms that her complaint was investigated, and that “the evidence the surveyors collected did confirm some of your allegations and deficiencies were cited. An acceptable plan of correction was submitted by the facility and approved by the department.”An NBC 5 investigation revealed dozens of Illinois hospitals failed to properly treat victims of sexual assault.
In many cases, the hospitals were found to have poor recordkeeping – failing to document if a rape kit was collected or contact information for the victim. At Insight Hospital on Chicago’s south side, a 2022 inspection found the hospital failed to provide forensic services to seven patients because the hospital lacked supplies and lacked trained staff – all seven patients were sent home.
This is important and much-needed work, and our clinical teams are committed to their roles serving as vital medical resources for patients across the region who are navigating complex trauma.”
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