Orlando hospitals won’t bill survivors of Pulse nightclub shooting

Gunshot survivor Angel Colon is surrounded by doctors at a news conference at the Orlando Regional Medical Center on the shooting at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, June 14, 2016.

“The same goes for the nine patients who came to the hospital and died”, he says. “This is simply our way of paying that kindness forward”.

The massacre at Pulse was the deadliest mass shooting in US history, killing 49 people and injuring over 50 more.

The massacre left 49 people dead and 53 wounded.

Florida Hospital also said that it would not be billing the 12 victims it treated.

Daryl Tol, CEO and president of Florida Hospital, said it was incredible to see the community coming together after shooting and he hopes their gesture will add to the goodwill and heart defining Orlando.

Currently, the hospitals will dismiss more than $5 million in expenses.

One victim, for instance, was just visiting from Miami when he went to Pulse after a housewarming party at a friend’s.

The hospitals will collect money from insurance companies, the One Orlando Fund, and other sources. Lopez was grazed by a bullet and landed on glass during the shootout.

There has finally been some good news for the victims of Orlando’s nightclub shooting.

So for many victims, the waiving of their hospital bills may be a huge relief. The former treated 44 victims, most of, while the latter treated 12 victims. “I mean, there’s so much they’re already going through and trying to deal with mentally, to not have to worry about hospital bills is wonderful”, Maynard said.

As for future medical treatments and costs, the a hospital spokesperson said, “We can’t predict the future needs of these patients, their financial situations, or what the state or federal governments may require us to do for charity policies. So, while we can’t assume the answer is free care forever, we will use our very generous charity and financial assistance policies to assess the best way to ensure our patients get quality care here at Orlando Health in the most fiscally responsible manner”.

As for Lopez, his physical wounds are healing, he said, but the emotional trauma still feels raw at times. “Each day, I have my moments”.