The Importance of Guatemala’s EMTALA Act (934 words, 2 pages)
The EMTALA act states that every hospital that enjoys the federal Medicareis obligedto provide emergency care to all patients, without any attention tostatusof theimmigrantor hispositionto pay for the services offered. Astoundingly enough, the national hospital in Guatemala, where Mr. Jimenezwas deportedto, was not capable of providing the services Mr. Jimenez ...
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