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"GALVESTON &Atilde;&macr;&Acirc;&iquest;&Acirc;&frac12; Reportedly dismissed for neglecting to activate a hospital's rapid response system, a Galveston County woman claims she was terminated from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston because of her race, recent court documents say.<br /><br />Edna Hosea Goins, a registered nurse, explains she and other employees were accused of the offense in question that occurred on Oct. 26, 2008, but the 120-year-old medical institution fired only her from her position as Nurse Clinician II.<br /><br />She argues the defendant targeted her for her African American identity.<br /><br />Goins's wrongful termination suit was filed in Galveston County District Court on July 7.<br /><br />According to the complaint, the plaintiff was tendered an intent to terminate and was ultimately dismissed in relation to an alleged failure to follow chain-of-command and implement the aforementioned rapid response system, which indicates a patient's deteriorating conditions.<br /><br />\"The underlying facts reveal that the information with respect to the subject patients was tendered by two doctors &Atilde;&macr;&Acirc;&iquest;&Acirc;&frac12; neither of whom activated the rapid response team,\" it states.<br /><br />The suit adds the plaintiff bore the brunt of the blame and was fired.<br /><br />Shortly afterwards, Goins claims she learned that she was not the only one disciplined for not administering the rapid response procedures.<br /><br />Goins alleges that department officials reprimanded some of the plaintiff's colleagues, but did not terminate them.<br /><br />One of the co-accused was a white man who also works as a registered nurse, according to the complaint. The suit says he only suffered demotion from his charge position.<br /><br />\"This disparate treatment is illegal and in violation of Texas law,\" the original petition states.<br /><br />Goins, who hired Galveston attorney Anthony P. Griffin, seeks damages in the excess of $150,000.<br /><br />Galveston County 212th District Court Judge Susan Criss is presiding over the case.<br /><br />Case No. 09CV1149 <br /><br />"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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