Name of Victim: Gus Kotsanis
Age of Victim: 74
Sex of Victim: Male
What Is This Testimony About: Hospital Protocol Death
State: TX
Name of Hospital(s) victim was admitted to (List All that apply): Baylor Scott & White
Did the victim survive? No
Date of Death: 3/14/2021
Contact Name: Andy Kotsanis
Relationship to Victim: Son
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: Tarrant
Date Admitted: 03/07/2021
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? No
Was the victim or family pressured to sign a Do Not Resuscitate? No
Was the victim physically restrained? Yes
Was the victim deprived of food and water while in the hospital? Yes
Was victim placed on a ventilator? Yes
What medications were administered to the victim by doctors or hospital staff? Fentanyl, Precedex, Remdesivir
What medications did the hospital explicitly refuse to administer to the victim? Ivermectin
Has this incident been reported to any agency such as VAERS, HHS, JACHO, Medical Board or others? Yes
Place of Death: Hospital
Would you be interested in participating in podcasts or other media? Yes
Death at Baylor: A Respected Doctor Betrayed by the Hospital He Trusted
Dr. Gus Kotsanis was not just another patient. He was a well-respected physician who had dedicated his life to helping others heal. For decades, he cared for patients with compassion, skill, and integrity embodying what medicine is supposed to be. But in March 2021, when Gus himself became a patient at Baylor Scott & White in Tarrant County, Texas, the same system he had once trusted turned against him. Instead of healing, he was subjected to the deadly hospital COVID protocol. Within just seven days, he was gone.
For his son Andy, the betrayal was staggering. To see a man who had saved countless lives reduced to isolation, sedation, and neglect was unbearable. Gus was denied food and water, restrained both physically and chemically, and pumped full of drugs like remdesivir, fentanyl, and Precedex. Medications that rapidly stripped him of the strength to survive. Their requests for ivermectin were ignored. He was placed on a ventilator, left powerless and alone, while his family was shut out from the chance to advocate for him.
The cruelty was worsened by the very people who should have protected him. Andy has spoken openly about Baylor’s leadership and staff, particularly Chris York, the President of Baylor Scott & White Fort Worth, whose policies ensured the deadly protocol was followed without question. Doctors and nurses went along, administering sedation and restraints, enforcing isolation, and carrying out orders that were more about profit than patient care. To Andy, these were not acts of medicine but acts of betrayal and proof of a system corrupted from the top down.
Gus’s death was not an isolated tragedy. It is part of a larger pattern. A playbook used across the nation that replaced patient-centered healing with a standardized regime of isolation, ventilators, and high-dollar drugs like remdesivir. The very hospital that should have honored Gus as a colleague and cared for him as a human being instead treated him as a number on a chart, incentives to be received and the result was his death. When Andy told the staff that what they were doing was criminal, Chris York responded, “If you think it’s a crime, call the police”. Meanwhile, using the same police as his own personal Gestapo to keep families of patients in line.
Andy has dedicated himself to making sure his father’s story is heard. He built deathatbaylor.com to document the truth about what happened, exposing the corruption at Baylor and beyond. As Secretary of Betrayal Project USA, Andy is now part of a national, victim-led movement working to preserve these stories, build a record of truth, support survivors, and demand accountability for these egregious crimes against humanity.
For Andy, this is not just about his father, it is about stopping a system that continues to harm countless families. He knows what happened to Gus has happened to tens of thousands of others, and unless exposed, it will continue. His father’s life was dedicated to healing. His death is now fueling a fight for justice.
Betrayal Project USA stands with Andy and every family who has endured this nightmare. If you or a loved one has been harmed by COVID-related hospital protocols, shots, or policies, please share your story at betrayalprojectusa.org. Visit deathatbaylor.com to read Andy’s full account of his father’s story and the corruption at Baylor. These crimes must be stopped, and accountability must come.
