Leukemia patient claims Alabama hospital security abandoned him at hardware store in snowstorm

A man with acute myeloid leukemia claims security at a Mobile hospital dropped him off outside a hardware store during this week’s winter storm and threatened to call police if he did not go.

The story has caught the attention of many due to a series of Facebook videos that currently have more than 70,000 views.

Jeremy Bryan made several videos out of anger over the treatment of his friend, Justin Hudson, who is battling leukemia.

In the now viral post, Bryan’s caption reads: “This hospital put a man out on the streets because he didn’t have a ride home. Security didn’t want him sitting at the hospital! A man that is fighting for his life!”

Bryan said that Hudson was receiving treatment at Springhill Medical Center on Wednesday.

The following day, Bryan said he was attempting to fix his truck to go pick up Hudson after being discharged by the hospital.

Hudson could not leave on his own because he arrived by ambulance and ride share options were not available due to a historic snowstorm.

However, according to Bryan, security did not let Hudson wait in the emergency room to be picked up although Bryan said the area was not busy.

Bryan said that Hudson was then forced to get in a security van and was dropped off at a Lowe’s 1.5 miles from the hospital.

“They basically gave him a choice of being dropped off at Lowe’s or they were going to get the law involved,” Bryan said.

“You tell me how that’s right for a man that’s fighting for his life fighting leukemia.”

Springhill Medical Center President/CEO, Jeff St. Clair, provided a statement to AL.com regarding the alleged incident.

“Hospitals must comply with HIPAA regulation which prohibits any acknowledgement/disclosure/discussion of patient information,” St. Clair said.

“On the rare occasion that Springhill provides patient transport post discharge, it is at the person’s request to the destination of their request.”

In several videos, Bryan says he was able to pick up Hudson from Lowe’s some time after making the initial post criticizing the action’s of the hospital security.

Bryan also alleged that hospital security forced a woman to leave and dropped her off at Lowe’s the same time as Hudson. Bryan described the alleged actions of the security as a “habit.”

In a final video, Hudson gives a few remarks himself, saying he wanted to thank viewers of Bryan’s videos for their support of him.

“I just wanted to thank everybody for their well-wishes and their support and their prayers,” Hudson said. “God has me and he’ll see me through this.”