‘The Baby’s Turning Blue:’ 911 Call Details Woman Giving Birth in Vegetative State

The revelation that a Phoenix woman in a vegetative state recently gave birth has prompted Hacienda HealthCare CEO Bill Timmons to resign, putting a spotlight on the safety of long-term care settings for patients who are severely disabled or incapacitated.Hacienda HealthCare in Phoenix. on Jan. 4, 2019, Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo

“The baby’s turning blue! Baby’s turning blue!” screamed a woman into a phone at a 911 dispatcher last month when a woman in a vegetative state gave birth.

She called on the paramedics to arrive faster.