A man who has been suffering from a severe case of COVID-19 and was being kept alive by a ventilator has been moved from a Minnesota hospital to a facility in Texas after a judge issued a restraining order stopping the hospital from turning off his machine.
Fifty-five-year-old Scott Quiner, of Buffalo, was a patient at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids where he was set to have his ventilator shut off on January 13. He had been in hospital since October 31 but doctors had determined that it was time to end his treatment.
His wife, Anne, sought an injunction against the hospital to prevent them from switching off his ventilator.
This weekend, he was flown to an unnamed facility in Texas, the family's attorney said.
'Scott is now in a hospital in Texas getting critical care,' said attorney Marjorie Holsten.
Scott Quiner, 55, who is unvaccinated, caught COVID and was being kept alive by a ventilator
Mercy Hospital in Minnesota wanted to switch his ventilator off but he has now been moved from to a Texas facility in order to keep him alive
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'The doctor said Scott was the most undernourished patient he has ever seen. The last update I got was yesterday afternoon after some tests had been run; all organs are working except his lungs.'
He is now said to be 'receiving necessary nutrition, hydration, and treatments that were requested of the Minnesota hospital and not provided.
'We believe he has turned the corner and is taking baby steps in the right direction,' Holsten added.
Allina Health, which operates Mercy Hospital, issued a statement saying it is grateful the family was able to find a health care facility that will meet their needs.
'We continue to wish them all the best,' the statement said.
An Anoka County judge granted a petition from Quiner's wife, Anne, pictured right, that prevented Mercy from disconnecting the ventilator
The hospital also pushed back on criticism of their treatment of Scott so far.
'Allina Health has
