> What prevented Alyssa from getting up her bed and walk out? She needed to be pushed out in a wheelchair. She was presumably only provided access to one due t

> What prevented Alyssa from getting up her bed and walk out? She needed to be pushed out in a wheelchair. She was presumably only provided access to one due to the pretext of "Grandma Betty" who (it was claimed) could not access Alyssa's room. Additionally, hospital staff attempted to physically restrain her from leaving, which may have been more successful without the ruse. > If they were at that point were they believed they needed to "escape" from the hospital, why didn't they call the police? This is a good question that's not fully addressed by the article, however, given that the police initially did side with the hospital when it came to a "our word vs theirs" situation, it may have been the correct choice.