Name of Victim: Alfonso Avitia
Age of Victim: 85
Sex of Victim: Male
What Is This Testimony About: Hospital Protocol Death
State: CA
Name of Hospital(s) victim was admitted to (List All that apply): Inter Community Hospital
Did the victim survive? No
Date of Death: 01/04/2021
Contact Name: Annette Sanchez
Relationship to Victim: Daughter
Was the victim a military Veteran? No
Was the victim considered special needs, or did they have any kind of disability? No
Was the victim admitted to the hospital?: Yes
County Hospital is located in: Los Angeles
Date Admitted: 01/03/2021
Was the victim isolated at any time during hospitalization? Yes
Does the victim or family feel they were treated differently by hospital staff as a result of disclosing their vaccination status? Yes
Was the victim or family pressured to sign a Do Not Resuscitate? Yes
Was the victim physically restrained? No
Was the victim deprived of food and water while in the hospital? No
Was victim placed on a ventilator? Yes
What medications were administered to the victim by doctors or hospital staff? Antibiotics, Anxiety Medications, Blood Pressure Medications, Morphine, Oxygen, Remdesivir
What medications did the hospital explicitly refuse to administer to the victim? What could have saved him
Has this incident been reported to any agency such as VAERS, HHS, JACHO, Medical Board or others? No
Place of Death: Hospital
Would you be interested in participating in podcasts or other media? Yes
Left in the Cold: The One-Day Death of Alfonso Avitia
Alfonso Avitia was 85 years old — a father, a grandfather, and the steady heart of his family. He was a man who had lived through decades of change, who had worked hard, raised children, and earned the deep respect that only time and character can build. To his daughter Annette, he was not just “Dad.” He was wisdom, comfort, tradition, and strength. He was the kind of grandfather whose presence alone made a room feel safe. After 85 years of life, love, and legacy, his family expected that when he needed medical care, he would be treated with dignity. Instead, his final days became a nightmare of neglect and betrayal.
On January 3, 2021, Alfonso sought help at Inter Community Hospital in Los Angeles County. He was not vaccinated — a fact that would shape the way he was treated. When he first went for help, days prior, he was diagnosed with a collapsed lung. Yet incredibly, he was sent home without treatment. A collapsed lung is a serious medical emergency. It requires immediate intervention. Instead of stabilizing him, instead of admitting him for proper care, they turned him away.
As his condition worsened, Alfonso returned to the hospital desperate for help. What happened next is almost beyond comprehension. His 85-year-old body, already struggling for breath, was forced to wait outside in the cold for an entire day while seeking emergency care. An elderly man with a diagnosed collapsed lung — left outside in winter conditions. This was not compassionate medicine. It was abandonment.
Eventually, Alfonso was admitted on January 3, 2021. He was isolated from his family, cut off from the very people who could advocate for him. Isolation became one of the most devastating hallmarks of that era — separating loved ones under the banner of “safety,” while stripping patients of witnesses and protection. Annette and her family could not stand beside him, could not monitor his care, could not intervene.
Once the hospital knew Alfonso was unvaccinated, his family believes his treatment changed. Instead of individualized care, he was placed into a standardized protocol system. He was administered anxiety medications, morphine, oxygen, and remdesivir. The pressure tactics began quickly. The family reports that they were pressured to sign a Do Not Resuscitate order. The speed with which end-of-life conversations were initiated, combined with the earlier refusal to treat his collapsed lung, painted a devastating picture.
Within one day of being admitted, Alfonso was dead. Admitted January 3. Gone January 4, 2021.
An 85-year-old man who had survived a lifetime — killed in a single day inside a hospital that was supposed to heal him.
The patterns in Alfonso’s story are painfully familiar. Refusal of early treatment. Sending a patient home despite serious findings. Forcing elderly patients to wait outside in dangerous conditions. Isolation from family. Pressure for DNR orders. Administration of deadly protocol drugs. Rapid decline once admitted. A death that feels less like a medical tragedy and more like a system moving efficiently toward an intended outcome.
Annette describes the shock of losing her father so suddenly. There was no gradual decline, no extended fight. Just a swift series of decisions made without transparency, without meaningful informed consent, and without family at his bedside. An elderly man who should have been wrapped in warmth and dignity was instead left outside in the cold and then ushered through a system that ended his life in less than 24 hours.
This is what institutional betrayal looks like. It is not just a bad outcome. It is a breakdown of trust so profound that families are left questioning everything. It is when hospitals — institutions entrusted with preserving life — operate under policies that strip away advocacy, autonomy, and accountability. These are egregious crimes against humanity carried out under the guise of public health. They must be exposed. They must be stopped.
Betrayal Project USA exists because of stories like Alfonso’s. We are a national, victim-led nonprofit formed by survivors and family members of hospital protocol victims. Our mission is to document, investigate, raise awareness about, and expose crimes against humanity resulting from COVID policies, protocols, and mandates. We honor the dignity and resilience of families like Annette’s, and we are committed to pursuing accountability and reform so that no other father or grandfather is treated this way.
Our board, committees, and volunteers are largely made up of widows, widowers, survivors, and loved ones who walked this same road. We know the shock. We know the grief. We know the haunting questions. That is why we provide a platform for victims to tell their stories, preserve the historical record, and build a growing community of support. Through testimony, public education, and advocacy, we are fighting to ensure these atrocities are never repeated.
Alfonso Avitia was not a statistic. He was a father. A grandfather. A man of 85 years whose life mattered.
If you or a loved one has been harmed by COVID-related hospital protocols, shots, mandates, or other forms of medical and institutional betrayal, we urge you to document your story. Your voice matters. Your testimony could be the key to exposing patterns and demanding reform.
Please visit betrayalprojectusa.org and share your story today. Together, we will honor the victims, pursue accountability, and fight to end these crimes against humanity once and for all.
