The family of 17-year-old Anthonaya Campbell, a victim of last Sunday's mass shooting in Haffen Park, is calling for the transfer of Campbell to another hospital.
Campbell is currently in the ICU at Jacobi Hospital. She has a bullet lodged behind her eye after she was shot in the face during the shooting.
Her family members and members of the religious community stood outside Jacobi today making their message clear: they will not stand for poor treatment and want Campbell to be transfered.
"We need to be switched to a specialist that specializes in the neurology of what's happening on. She also is anemic, so they failed to also do their due diligence and get all the proper iron and proper care that she needs," said Bishop Boyde Y. Singletary, senior pastor of Alpha and Omega Church.
"I asked if she could get an infusion. They said they don't do that," said Jennifer Talbot, Anthonaya Campbell's mother.
Talbot told News 12 doctors should have taken her condition seriously, and had she received more thorough care, she may not be on life support.
"The first doctor that was practically telling me that with no compassion and telling me that, they would disconnect her from life support within 48 hours," Talbot said.
Talbot and her community are calling on Jacobi to facilitate the transfer of Campbell to another medical facility. They believe she is not under proper care at Jacobi and say they need a neurology specialist to see her.
"I've had to do footwork in order to find a doctor, in order for the transfer center to tell me that a parent can't do it, it has to be initiated from the attending," said Talbot.
Talbot said the transfer process has been impossible. She said she's not going to stop fighting until she gets the proper medical care her daughter deserves.
Jacobi Hospital sent News 12 the following statement:
"NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, as a Level 1 Trauma Center for both the Bronx and lower Westchester County, prides itself on providing the highest level of care to all of our patients, including this particular patient. Gun violence continues to be a tragedy that afflicts all of our communities, and we will continue to do all that we can, both in and outside the walls of our hospital, to assist both our communities and patients in need of care."
The hospital also mentioned they cannot speak specifically about Campbell's case due to HIPAA laws.