New Hampshire woman locked inside urgent care clinic after staff leave

A New Hampshire woman seeking treatment for an asthma attack was locked inside an urgent care clinic on September 24 after staff members closed the facility and left. Tia Chandler went to ConvenientMD in Keene to receive a steroid shot. While she was waiting, clinic employees departed for the evening without realizing she was still inside. [1]

The New York Post reported that Chandler began calling out for help around 8:10 p.m. when she realized the facility was quiet. She ran to the front of the clinic believing only a skeleton crew remained, before discovering that the workers had completely locked up and left. [1]

Chandler stated in an interview with WCVB that the experience was very shocking and that she could not believe it had happened. She noted that she had initially assumed staff members would never accidentally lock a patient inside. [1]

New Hampshire is located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the seventh smallest state by land area and the tenth least populous, with a population of 1,377,529 according to the 2020 census. [2]