The motive for the alleged data manipulation is unknown.
The Chronicle notes that Memorial Hermann has seen increasing numbers of liver transplant candidates die or become too sick for a transplant while on the waitlist. According to federal data, in 2021, only four patients died or got too sick for a transplant while on the hospital’s liver transplant waiting list. In 2022, the number increased to 11, and in 2023, it was 14. So far this year, there are five patients who have died or gotten too sick while waiting.
Malice, right? That monologue could be used pretty well to point out the stupidity of giving all the credit to god and none to the docs who do the actual work, arrogant as it may be. The rest of the movie doesn’t reflect any of it, but still