Name of Victim: Jim Madigan
Age of Victim: 53
Sex of Victim: Male
What Is This Testimony About: Hospital Protocol Death
State: MI
Name of Hospital(s) victim was admitted to (List All that apply): Ascension Providence, Rochester
Did the victim survive? No
Date of Death: 01/05/2022
Contact Name: Laurie Madigan
Relationship to Victim: Spouse
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: Oakland County
Date Admitted: 12/22/2021
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? Yes
Was victim placed on a ventilator? Yes
What medications were administered to the victim by doctors or hospital staff?
Anxiety Medications, Baricitinib, Fentanyl, Remdesivir, Vancomycin, Xanax
What medications did the hospital explicitly refuse to administer to the victim?
Antivirals, Hydroxychloroquine, Ivermectin, Monoclonal Antibodies, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Zinc
Has this incident been reported to any agency such as VAERS, HHS, JACHO, Medical Board or others? Not to my knowledge
Place of Death: Hospital
Would you be interested in participating in podcasts or other media? Yes
The Day Compassion Died: A Wife’s Fight for Her Husband, Coach Jim “Maddog” Madigan
When Laurie Madigan’s husband, Jim, walked into Ascension Providence Hospital in Rochester, Michigan, just before Christmas of 2021, she never imagined it would be the last time she’d see the man she loved alive and unrestrained by machines. Jim was 53 years old. A strong, devoted husband, father, and beloved high school coach who poured his heart into shaping young lives. He was a man of integrity; known for his kindness and ability to see potential in everyone he met.
But once inside the hospital, that same character meant nothing to those who held his life in their hands. The moment they learned he was unvaccinated, the atmosphere shifted. Doctors’ tones hardened, nurses withdrew, and suddenly the care he deserved was replaced by hostility and condescension. A nurse, stone-faced and unfeeling, told her, “You can kiss him goodbye now.” Those words will forever echo in Laurie’s memory the moment she realized that what was happening in that hospital wasn’t care, it was controlled killing under a policy disguised as medicine.
Jim became another target of the deadly hospital COVID protocols subjected to remdesivir, baricitinib, and heavy sedation with fentanyl. While every safe and effective alternative Laurie requested, vitamins, ivermectin, monoclonal antibodies were denied. He was isolated, silenced, and deprived of food and water, as Laurie fought daily from the other side of a locked door. Calls were ignored, questions brushed aside, and pleas for compassion were met with arrogance and cruelty. Laurie was told she was “not helping” by asking questions and warned that she couldn’t interfere. They refused her entry, claiming “policy,” even as her husband’s condition deteriorated before her eyes through a cold video screen.
When she was finally allowed in, it wasn’t to comfort or advocate for him, it was to say goodbye. Even in those final hours, when most would expect tenderness or reverence for a man taking his last breaths, there was none. The staff’s detachment was chilling. They showed no compassion for the grieving family, no understanding that this was a beloved man whose absence would shatter a community.
Jim Madigan was not just a patient. He was a mentor, a coach, and a man who believed in people. His players loved him for his heart, his humor, and his belief in second chances. His loss rippled through countless lives. Young athletes who lost their guide, parents who lost a trusted friend, and a wife who lost the love of her life. The cruelty of his final days is a wound that will never heal. Laurie believes that Jim’s death was not an accident, but the predictable result of an inhumane protocol system one that rewarded hospitals financially for using toxic drugs and ventilators while denying family access and simple care. The indifference she witnessed was not individual failure it was systemic evil, refined through repetition, executed with precision, and justified as “policy.”
Laurie’s courage to speak out and tell Jim’s story is part of a much larger movement to expose what really happened inside America’s hospitals under the guise of COVID. His story is one of thousands, each a testimony to the same pattern of isolation, denial of rights, and coercion. These were not mistakes. They are crimes against humanity, committed under the color of authority, shielded by the PREP Act, and fueled by greed.
Betrayal Project USA exists to ensure that victims like Jim are never forgotten and that survivors like Laurie are never silenced. Our mission is to give these families a voice, to demand reform and accountability, and to build a community of truth-tellers who will never stop fighting for justice.
If you or someone you love has been harmed by COVID protocols, forced hospital isolation, or vaccine injury, please share your story at betrayalprojectusa.org. Every testimony matters. Together, we can expose this corruption, bring compassion back to medicine, and make sure no family is ever told again, with such cruel indifference, to “kiss them goodbye.”
