Mike Herrera, of the family behind the Herrera’s restaurants, died on Saturday at the age of 58. The final 19 hours of his life were spent in the waiting room of Parkland Memorial Hospital, and yet his family holds no grudge against the hospital. From Joe Simnacher’s well-written obituary:
Of the long wait, [brother] Jimmy Herrera also said: “In a sense, it’s the price you pay for not having private insurance.”
Autopsy results should be available in a month to six weeks.
Kathy Herrera said she hopes her brother-in-law’s death underscores the need for change at Parkland.
“They need to do something, they need to change their system,” she said. “If they had seen him sooner, this wouldn’t have happened to him. At least he would have had a chance.
“I’d like it to come out so that it doesn’t happen to someone else,” Ms. Herrera said.
