On December 20th, a black physician in Indiana died from Covid-19 after receiving inadequate care from Dr. Eric Andrew Bannec at IU Health North. Dr. Susan Moore had to beg for Remdesivir and pain medication even after scans revealed that she was suffering with pulmonary infiltrates and lymphadenopathy. According to Dr. Moore, Dr. Eric Andrew Bannec didn't even listen to her lungs or make physical contact in any manner. She shared her distrust in the hospital and after asking to be transferred to another hospital, IU Health North staff told her to simply go home. Dr. Moore warned of us her fate saying ”This is how Black people get killed, When you send them home and they don't know how to fight for themselves.” Her case is yet another example of the fact that Black Americans are 4.7 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than White Americans and 3 times more likely to die from complications. 

Dr. Moore stated: “I put forth and I maintain: If I was White, I wouldn’t have to go through that” and she wouldn't have. Racism and discrimination have no place in the hearts and minds of professionals with obligations to serve and provide care. Dr. Bannec and all who commit actions similar to his must be held accountable. We demand the removal of Dr. Eric Andrew Bannec's medical license and a criminal medical malpractice investigation.