Glenn Beck was hospitalized for five days following what was supposed to be an outpatient hemorrhoid surgery in 2007. Unbearable pain, and complications with pain medication caused Beck to describe his hospital experience as "...one of the darker moments in my life." He returned to broadcasting in January 2008.
Subsequent Health Care Discussion
Once recovered, Beck shared his experience on his talk show and website as well as in interviews for other programs including ABC News. After his hospitalization, he became significantly more interested in discussion on health care reform.http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/PainManagement/story?id=4101741&page=1 Critics in the media stated that Beck's position on health care before his personal experience was much less focused on improvements to the health care system with a larger emphasis on saving money.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZHycYmewng&feature=player_embedded
Glenn Beck Gets Surgery - Ready to Sue the Hospital
Cenk Uygur from The Young Turks discusses Glenn Beck's hospital visit including Glenn's new views on health care and health care reform. Recent talks of Glenn Beck suing the hospital are covered, as are Beck's previous views on the health care system that he had before his illness.
Beck From the Dead
A dozy and unshaven Glenn Beck talks firsthand about his experience with the U.S. health care system. He was relaxing at home at the time of the clip rather than in the hospital where he was treated. While he praises the doctors themselves, he states that the hospital itself was "phenomenally bad".
Glenn Beck Hospital News
- Official Site: A Note from Glenn (January 2, 2008)
- Official Site: Glenn returns Monday, Jan 7th (January 1, 2008)
- ABC News: Glenn Beck Hospital Horror GMA Interview (Time 07:06)
- YouTube: Beck From The Dead (Time 07:32)
- Google News: Glenn Beck Hospital
- CNN: Glenn Beck: Put the 'care' back in health care (January 10, 2008)
- ABC News: Beck: Put the 'Care' Back in Health Care (January 8, 2008)
- "I was full-fledged suicidal...If they would have come into that room with a handgun. … I would have taken the handgun and ended it all." -Glenn Beck
- Broadcasting & Cable: Glenn Beck Reborn? (January 4, 2008)
- Jossip: Glenn Beck’s Near-Death Experience Is Ratings Gold (January 4, 2008)
- The New York Observer: Glenn Beck Releases YouTube Vid on His Botched Surgery (January 4, 2008)
References
Fast Facts
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Glenn has written about his hospital experience on GlennBeck.com
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It was rumored that Glenn Beck was going to sue the hospital that took care of him
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His bladder swelled to almost four times its usual maximum size
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Beck became suicidal during his hospital stay
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Glenn Beck praised his doctors, but criticized other medical staff for their lack of empathy
