DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa. — A Delaware County woman is recounting the terrifying moment her baby experienced a medical emergency outside the closed Crozer-Chester Medical Center.
The incident occurred on May 15, just as a news conference hosted by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro was concluding outside the hospital, CBS Philadelphia reported.
Dai’shanik Dickerson, the baby’s aunt, said she was driving to Hobby Lobby with 5-month-old Shyanne in the back seat when she realized something was wrong.
Dickerson quickly pulled over beside a group of paramedics and police officers who had been attending the news conference.
“When the officer took Shyanne from my hands, she was weak at the point, and he patted her aggressively twice on the back, and she let out a noise,” Dickerson said. “That was like a breath of fresh air for me.”
Although Shyanne was just outside Crozer-Chester Medical Center, she could not be admitted because the hospital had been closed for weeks amid the bankruptcy of its parent company.
Paramedics from VMSC Emergency Medical Services, who were already on scene, transported Shyanne to Nemours Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, approximately 20 minutes away, where she was treated.
Her mother, Shaniqua Whitaker, says she fears what might have happened if first responders had not been there at that critical moment.
