{"id":234637,"date":"2025-09-17T20:14:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T20:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/234637\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T20:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T20:14:09","slug":"local-man-with-flesh-eating-bacteria-claims-he-was-discharged-because-he-is-uninsured-heres-what-the-hospital-said","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/234637\/","title":{"rendered":"Local man with flesh-eating bacteria claims he was discharged because he is uninsured. Here\u2019s what the hospital said"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 A Jacksonville man who has been battling with a flesh-eating bacteria for weeks said he believes he was discharged from the hospital early because he does not have insurance.<\/p>\n

Nate Manor said he was discharged from Ascension St. Vincent\u2019s in Riverside on Monday, following weeks of being in the hospital after being infected with flesh-eating bacteria.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in incredible pain, and I worry about it because it\u2019s so extensive,\u201d said Manor on Monday. \u201cI worry about it getting infected. And then being in the hospital again. Being sick. Everything else.\u201d<\/p>\n

During that time, Manor said he was transferred between Ascension and UF Health in Gainesville, where there\u2019s a burn unit that could handle his skin grafting needs. Manor showed News4JAX where he had skin removed from one leg and grafted onto the affected leg.<\/p>\n

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Manor said he believes Ascension St. Vincent\u2019s discharged him before he was healed because he was uninsured.<\/p>\n

Manor said \u201cthe nurses, the discharge lady,\u201d told him the discharge had to do with him being uninsured. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s exactly what they said,\u201d Manor said.<\/p>\n

Ascension St. Vincent\u2019s responded to that claim and sent a statement to News4JAX saying in part that they treat all patients with compassion regardless of ability to pay.<\/p>\n

Read the full statement below:<\/b><\/p>\n

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We are committed to providing compassionate care to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay. We encourage patients to contact our financial counseling team to discuss the available assistance programs we offer and community resources. We actively work to connect uninsured and underinsured patients with appropriate resources and follow-up care options. Out of respect for patient privacy, we do not share details about individual patients.<\/p>\n

Ascension St. Vincent’s spokesperson<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Manor said he\u2019s relieved as it appears his leg does not have to be amputated. However, he is worried about his business.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t really have a nurse staff here to help with,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has some steps on its website to prevent a flesh-eating bacteria infection.<\/a><\/p>\n