Name of Victim: Sylvia Rodriguez
Age of Victim: 66
Sex of Victim: Female
What Is This Testimony About: Hospital Protocol Death
State: TX
Name of Hospital(s) victim was admitted to (List All that apply): CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital
Did the victim survive? No
Date of Death: 11/17/2021
Contact Name: Genny Rodriguez
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: Smith
Date Admitted: 09/25/2021
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? Yes
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, Ativan, Ativan, Blood Pressure Medications, Blood Pressure Medications, Decadron, Decadron, Diuretics, Diuretics, Fentanyl, Fentanyl, Insulin, Insulin, Lasix, Lasix, Morphine, Oxygen, Paralytics, Precedex, Precedex, Propofol, Propofol, Remdesivir, Remdesivir, Sedatives, Sedatives, Seroquel, Seroquel, Vasopressin, Vitamin D, Vitamin D
What medications did the hospital explicitly refuse to administer to the victim? Ivermectin, Ivermectin
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
From Hospital Employee to Hospital Victim: How CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Took Sylvia Rodriguez’s Life and Shattered Her Family
Sylvia Rodriguez was a vibrant, selfless woman who poured love into everyone she met. At 66, she was the glue of her family. She was a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and a beloved friend to many. For nearly two decades, she worked at CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas, taking pride in her work and forming deep connections with colleagues. She was known for her warm smile, homemade Mexican meals, and joy-filled presence at family gatherings. No one could have imagined that the same hospital she had loyally served for almost 20 years would become the place where her life would be taken through what her family now understands to be deadly, profit-driven COVID protocols.
In September 2021, Sylvia contracted COVID-19 while caring for her daughters—one of whom has special needs and required hospitalization. Genny, her daughter, stepped in as guardian for her sister while also tending to her mother. When Sylvia’s oxygen levels fell into the 70s, she resisted going to the hospital, likely because of what she had seen during her years inside the system. Eventually, Genny and the family convinced her to go, trusting that the hospital would honor its oath to do no harm. That trust was betrayed.
From the start, Sylvia’s unvaccinated status seemed to shape her care. Staff rolled their eyes at Genny’s refusal of all vaccines and ignored her repeated instructions to call before making medical decisions. Requests for treatments like ivermectin were denied outright, even though one physician team allowed Genny to secretly administer it to her sister in the same hospital. Which contributed to her sister’s survival. Within days, Sylvia was placed on high-flow oxygen and denied other potentially life-saving interventions such as budesonide.
Initially, the admitting physician determined Sylvia was not a candidate for remdesivir due to elevated liver function tests, explicitly citing hospital guidelines. Yet, just two days later, another doctor overrode that decision and ordered the drug. From that point forward, Sylvia’s condition spiraled. Her care bore the hallmarks of the lethal hospital protocol seen nationwide: sedation with drugs like Ativan, Precedex, Propofol, and Morphine; unnecessary insulin injections despite no diabetes; prolonged paralytics; and eventual mechanical ventilation. Unlike Genny’s sister, Sylvia was never “proned” to improve oxygenation. For 43 days, she lay on the ventilator, developing sepsis, pneumonia, a pneumothorax, and severe bedsores so advanced they exposed tissue and bone—clear signs of neglect and dehumanization.
Family advocacy was met with obstruction. The hospital pushed Genny to sign a Do Not Resuscitate order after multiple late-night “she’s not going to make it” calls. In the final days, when a respiratory therapist suctioned Sylvia’s airway, blood poured out—a moment Genny will never forget. On November 17, 2021, Sylvia passed away as Genny whispered in her ear that it was okay to let go and promised to care for her sister. The initial death certificate listed acute respiratory failure, hypoxia, and sepsis; later, COVID-19 was added as the primary cause, ensuring higher reimbursement for the hospital.
In the months after, Genny’s grief turned to determination. Reviewing her mother’s medical records confirmed her worst fears: Sylvia had been given a protocol she was initially deemed ineligible for, physically restrained without cause, and subjected to a cascade of harmful, unnecessary drugs. She began connecting with others online whose loved ones had been similarly harmed, uncovering more victims from the very same hospital including one woman whose mother died the same day under nearly identical circumstances.
Today, Genny serves on the board of Betrayal Project USA, a national, victim-led nonprofit dedicated to exposing these crimes against humanity. The organization documents stories like Sylvia’s, supports survivors, and fights for reform and accountability. Genny shares her mother’s story to honor her life, warn others, and ensure no other family endures this kind of institutional betrayal.
These are not isolated tragedies; they are part of a coordinated pattern of medical harm under the guise of public health. The betrayal of trust, the denial of informed consent, and the prioritization of profit over patient care must end. Betrayal Project USA is committed to giving victims and survivors a platform, building a community of support, and pushing for the systemic changes needed to protect future patients.
If you or a loved one has been harmed by COVID-related hospital protocols, shots, or policies, document your story with Betrayal Project USA. Together, we can preserve the truth, demand accountability, and stop these egregious crimes against humanity.
