A woman went to urgent care for an asthma attack. As sat in a room the staff all left

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Scott, O. (2026, October 14). A woman went to urgent care for an asthma attack. As sat in a room the staff all left. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/asthma-new-hampshire-tia-chandler-b3066604.html

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ConvenientMD Urgent Care Independent Keene New Hampshire WCVB

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Chandler PERSON · 4× ConvenientMD Urgent Care ORG · 4× Keene GPE · 4× Independent NORP · 3× WCVB ORG · 2× 911 ORG · 1× New Hampshire GPE · 1× The Keene Police Department ORG · 1× The Keene Sentinel ORG · 1× Tia Chandler PERSON · 1×

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Chandler says that she called 911 before leaving the urgent care, triggering an alarm as she tried to exit As she left, Chandler says that she did not even see what she described to WCVB as a “skeleton crew” still inside the building.
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🔮 Chandler said that she had been given a steroid injection by one worker, who said that they would return shortly.

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Log in A New Hampshire woman says she was left inside an urgent care clinic while seeking treatment for an asthma attack. asserted
she → log → attack
Tia Chandler, 46, visited ConvenientMD Urgent Care in Keene around 7.45 p.m. on September 24, only for staff to close up while she was inside. asserted
she → visit → September
Chandler said that she had been given a steroid injection by one worker, who said that they would return shortly. asserted
they → say → worker
They never came back, she told WCVB. asserted
she → come → WCVB
“I knew that they were slammed at the end of the day so I was trying to give them some grace,” she explained to The Keene Sentinel. asserted
she → know → Sentinel
On its website, the Keene-based ConvenientMD Urgent Care says that it remains open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m., 7 days a week. asserted
it → base → days
However, it was only at around 8:20 p.m. that she realized that she had been left alone. asserted
she → realize → p.m.
Chandler says that she called 911 before leaving the urgent care, triggering an alarm as she tried to exit As she left, Chandler says that she did not even see what she described to WCVB as a “skeleton crew” still inside the building. asserted
she → say → building
“Very shocking,” she told the outlet. asserted
she → tell → outlet
“Just like, I can’t believe this just happened to me, because literally when I was thinking in my head, sitting there at 8:10: ‘They would never lock me in there. asserted
They → believe → me
That’s crazy talk. asserted
That → ’ → ?
That only happens in movies or on a show, not in real life.’” asserted
That → happen → life
The Keene Police Department has confirmed that it responded to the incident. asserted
it → confirm → incident
The Independent has contacted the department for further comment. asserted
Independent → contact → comment
In a statement obtained by WMUR, ConvenientMD Urgent Care acknowledged the incident and said that a manager apologized to the patient. asserted
manager → obtain → patient
“Clearly, this should never have happened and does not represent the quality of care we seek to provide the Keene community,” a spokesperson said. asserted
spokesperson → happen → community
“The practice manager immediately expressed our deepest apologies to the patient.” asserted
manager → express → patient
“We have taken steps to ensure this won’t happen again and we remain committed to providing the Keene area with the high-quality care we have been providing for more than a decade,” the spokesperson continued. asserted
spokesperson → take → decade
The Independent has contacted ConvenientMD Urgent Care for additional comment. asserted
Independent → contact → comment
Chandler told The Sentinel that the clinic manager apologized to her via text message the same evening on which she was left inside the building. asserted
she → tell → building
The clinic manager told her that they planned to investigate the incident. asserted
they → tell → incident
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