> Other reported reasons that contributed to a patient deciding to leave the hospital against medical advice include poor customer service, respect, and quality

> Other reported reasons that contributed to a patient deciding to leave the hospital against medical advice include poor customer service, respect, and quality of care. This perception was determined majorly by the cultural background and the healthcare team. I know a rural guy who was once damn near ready to start a fistfight to get his wife out of the local hospital AMA. He believed they weren't qualified or equipped to actually give her proper care and were basically just stalling with useless treatments. And, at least as she tells the story, he was absolutely fucking right to drive her down the highway to a hospital in the nearest "real" city. I guess word gets around when the only hospital within 25 miles has a habit of falling back on explanations like "it's just heartburn; the next round of antacids will definitely fix it".