Web of Link$ Around Ray Sandford: Survivor of Electroconvulsive Therapy - MFI Portal
Their 1st link covers the hospital
Allina Healthcare in Minnesota Accused of Overbilling patients - MFI Portal
Allina Profits from Ray's Forced Electroshock
by Gloria Gervais, MindFreedom Maine
The hospital that is making possible the forced electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) of Ray Sandford is Mercy Hospital of Coons Rapids, Minnesota. Mercy Hospital is one of approximately seventeen hospitals owned by Allina of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Currently the state's Attorney General, Lori Swanson, is announcing a lawsuit against Allina Health System for allegedly billing high interest rates on medical debts.
In Minnesota, companies are limited to collecting eight percent on medical debts. Allina's financial division, MedCredit, was found charging eighteen percent on loans to patients who could not afford to pay their medical bills. MedCredit's alleged practice of charging exorbitant and illegal interest rates makes them potentially guilty of usury. The State of Minnesota hopes to change Allina's usurious billing practices and have them refund money to patients who were overbilled. ..... "
updated: 9 April 2009
You are encouraged to add these links to your own blog, FaceBook page, web site, etc. so that more people can search for who is involved in Ray's life, and find out who should be thanked, or who should be peacefully asked to do more for Ray's human rights.
Some of the Groups and Individuals Around Ray Sandford: Shock Survivor
This Web of Link$ updated as of 9 April 2009. In alphabetical order.
IMPORTANT NOTE: MindFreedom and Ray endorse nonviolence principles. Even if an individual or agency opposes Ray's human rights, MindFreedom and Ray ask that any communication be civil. Individuals and groups listed are encouraged to submit responses, updates or corrections.
Allina Hospitals and Clinics - Owns clinic where Ray is given taxpayer-funded forced electroshock.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/allina
George F. Borer - Attorney for taxpayer-funded Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (LSSMN) who issued letters attempting to stop alerts and videos supporting Ray.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/george-f-borer
Terri Bradley - Ray's taxpayer-funded Guardian ad Litem directly in charge of his forced electroshock.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/terri-bradley
Satveer S. Chaudhary - Ray's elected state senator has been contacted about Ray: No comment.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/satveer-s-chaudhary
Bernard M. Coelho, MD - Ray's electroshock doctor who administers the procedure, paid for by taxpayers.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/bernard-m-coelho
Marybeth Dorn - Judge who continued Ray's forced electroshock
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/marybeth-dorn
Jon Duckstad - Attorney paid with public funds who Ray said did a terrible job representing him.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/jon-duckstad
Keith Ellison - Ray's elected US representative has been contacted about Ray: No comment.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/keith-ellison
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - ELCA's Minnesota Synods own LSSMN, which is taxpayer-funded.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/elca
Bishop Mark Hanson, ELCA - Refuses any "supervision" of taxpayer funds used by LSSMN.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/bishop-mark-hanson
Pamela Hoopes, MDLC - This attorney started an "ECT Work Group" to explore changing laws to help Ray.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/pamela-hoopes
Eric Jonsgaard, Senior Director, LSS Guardianship Options - LSSMN, using taxpayer funds, has put up obstacles to Ray's campaign.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/eric-jonsgaard
Amy Klobuchar - Ray's elected US Senate has been contacted about Ray: No comment.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/amy-klobuchar
Dean K. Knudson, MD, psychiatrist - Oversees Ray's case, including his taxpayer-funded forced electroshock.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/dean-k-knudson-psychiatrist
Carolyn Laine - Ray's elected state representative has been contacted about Ray: No comment.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/carolyn-laine
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (LSSMN) - General guardians for Ray who have put up obstacles to his campaign using public funds.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/lutheran-social-service-of-minnesota
Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Network of Minnesota - Joined ECT Work Group to change laws in order to help people like Ray.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/mental-health-consumer-survivor-network-of-minnesota
Mercy Hospital - The Coon Rapids, Minnesota clinic where Ray receives his taxpayer-funded forced electroshock.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/mercy-hospital
Metropolitan Center for Independent Living in Minnesota - Has met with Ray and appointed informational liaison.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/metropolitan-center-for-Independent-living/
Minnesota Disability Law Center - MDLC has started an ECT Work Group to explore new laws to help people like Ray.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/minnesota-disability-law-center
Brian Nystrom - Owns Nystrom & Associates which employs Ray's psychiatrist Dean Knudson.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/brian-nystrom
Roberta Opheim, Ombudsman - Joined the ECT Work Group to explore new laws to help people like Ray.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/roberta-opheim
Governor Tim Pawlenty - His public affairs office said the Governor believes Ray's forced electroshock is "safe and legal."
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/governor-tim-pawlenty
Richard R. Pettingill, CEO of Allina, which owns the clinic where Ray is forcibly electroshocked using public funds.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/richard-r-pettingill
Victory House - Ray's group home in Columbia Heights has put up obstacles to Ray's campaign using taxpayer funds.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/victory-house
Teresa R. Warner - Judge who signed Ray's forced electroshock order.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/teresa-r-warner
Tonya Wilhelm of Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota - Using public funds, Ms. Wilhelm has put up obstacles to Ray's campaign.
http://www.mindfreedom.org/ray-sandford-minnesota/tonya-wilhelm
Disclaimer: The information on this page is the opinion of the author, based on reports from Ray Sandford and allies, to the best of their knowledge. If there is any dispute of the facts, please let MindFreedom know.
Ed. note* (that's WE, Not Mind Freedom) If Anyone is involved in making decisions For Ray while Receiving Public Funding, and they are Not actively involving themselves in Stopping the Forced ECT Of Ray Sandford, they have NO Business Receiving that Public Funding.
ECT is Not benefitting Ray Sandford
See Dr Peter Breggin for:
The Dangers Of Electroconvulsive TherapyMind Freedom is Endorsing Your Copying and Reposting of this information so that as Many People as possible can be Reached, Informed, and Activated. Go For It.
If it can be Done to Ray, It Can Be Done To You.
2 comments:
wow, thanks for this post!
Now if we could just get 10 or 20 Thousand people to Repost it, ....
And Thanks for all the great work you've done on so many of these 'Mental Health' stories/atrocities.
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