Man sent home after clinging to hospital bed for three years

A patient has been ordered to return home by police after tying himself to a hospital bed for three years in Beijing, China. The 55-year-old Beijing resident surnamed Chen was injured in a car accident and sent to the Beijing Jingmei Group General Hospital in 2011. Yet after recovering from the injuries, the man refused to leave the hospital.

Chen claimed that he'd been suffering thrombosis on his leg after surgery and that the hospital should be responsible for his leg problems. So he refused to leave there even though the hospital issued 20 discharge notices. Chen had also tied himself to the hospital bed for three years when the police found him in the hospital room. Doctors said Chen's blood clots came from long bed hours and a lack of exercise.
"If the patient believes the hospital should take any responsibility for their problems, they can talk with us or seek to forensic examinations. The hospital will take the responsibility if it's finally proved to be a medical accident. But Chen has been refusing to go through legal procedures." said Zhang Jinying, director of the outpatient department of the hospital.
Zhang added:" He's been occupying the bed for three years and owed the hospital at least 20,000 yuan. We didn't claim any money from him. We want nothing but him to leave. We won't claim our loss from him." The hospital finally filed a lawsuit against Chen and the court decided that he should leave the hospital immediately. The executive judge declared the court's decision at his bedside before the police took him away.