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she needed to be observed and everything. And he

had been talking. . .he introduced me to this

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gentleman sitting down at the desk who was the

psychiatric evaluator. And the guy had said

“Well, she doesn’t need to be”. And so they were

fighting between the two. The psychiatric

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0 evaluator said she was.. .didn’t meet the hospital’s

criteria to be put in a psychiatric observation

unit. Dr. Lovett was wanting that. And I asked

both of them. . I said.. . “,Does she have a physical

reason to be here?”.. .you know. “Since she

doesn’t meet your criteria and she.. .does she

have an injury, concussion, or something that

would need to be looked at or why?” He said

“No”. He was just concerned about.. .and then

he tells me it’s not normal for a person to run

down the street without any clothes on. I said

“But does she have a physical reason to be here

.she wants to leave this hospital.. .you’re

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keeping her.. .can she leave?” They both admitted

no, there was no reason to keep her there. Then

I said “Fine. . .she wants to leave.. . I’m willing...”

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He says “Well, are you willing to take care of

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her?” I said’ “Yes, we’ll take care of her...

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we’ll make sure.. .but is there any reason for

her. . .you know.. . is there any physical reason?”

“No.. .no” he says. I said “Fine... .can you

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please start the paperwork to discharge her...

I’m willing to take her”. He said “Are you

willing to?” I said “Yes”. So they.. .1 went

back and advised Lisa that they were starting

the paperwork and that we would get her where

she could leave the hospital as soon as they had