Patient Given Ivermectin For COVID Released From Edward Hospital

NAPERVILLE, IL — The daughter of a Hong Kong man who was treated for coronavirus at Edward Hospital asserts that his recovery is due to a DuPage County judge ordering the hospital to permit him to receive ivermectin treatments.

Sun Ng, 71, was released from the hospital Nov. 27, according to a news release from Mauck & Baker, LLC, the law firm that represented the family's case. Ng was hospitalized with coronavirus on Oct. 14 and placed on a ventilator four days later.

Ng's daughter, Dr. Man Kwan Ng, sued Edward-Elmhurst Health after the hospital denied her request to allow her father to receive ivermectin, according to a previous news release from Dr. Ng's lawyers.

In early November, Judge Paul Fullerton ordered the hospital to allow Dr. Alan Bain, who is not vaccinated against coronavirus, to come to the hospital to provide ivermectin treatments.

Dr. Ng said her father's recovery "is beyond our expectations," per a Nov. 29 news release. She said, "Our family especially thanks Judge Paul Fullerton. Without him, we couldn’t bring my father home and couldn’t see him smile at us again."

Ng added, "We also sincerely thank Dr. Alan Bain for walking along with us and his administration of ivermectin to my father."

Joseph Monahan, a lawyer who represents Edward Hospital, previously contended Ng had shown improvement prior to being given ivermectin. "Monahan also said the hospital was unable to confirm the contents of the drug given because the doctor obtained it online from India," Daily Herald reported.

Ivermectin is not FDA-approved to treat coronavirus in humans. On the FDA's website, the organization outlines potential dangers of using ivermectin.

A representative for Edward-Elmhurst Health declined to comment Tuesday, citing patient privacy regulations.