Father Says Hospital Kept Him From His Newborns To Accommodate Beyonce’s Delivery

January 8, 2012 11:57 PM

US singer Beyonce (R) and her husband US rap singer Jay-Z (L) watch the men’s final match between Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Sweden’s Robin Soderling in the French Open tennis championship at the Roland Garros stadium, on June 6, 2010, in Paris. The couple are now the proud parents of a baby girl. (credit: BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Some hospital patients are fuming, saying the birth of Beyonce‘s and Jay-Z‘s baby girl, Ivy Blue Carter, kept them from seeing their own newborns in intensive care.

Lenox Hill Hospital says because of privacy issues, they cannot confirm that Beyonce gave birth there Saturday, but reports indicate the singer and her husband Jay-Z rented out a $1.3 million suite at the hospital and had a baby girl.

A father of premature newborn twins says hospital security kept putting the hallway on lockdown to accommodate Beyonce’s visitors, keeping him, his wife, and their families either locked in or out of their rooms for up to 20 minutes at a time.

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Neil Nash-Coulon of Bedford-Stuyvesant says the hospital even kicked his family out of the waiting area.

“They should have been more strategic with where they put her. You can’t cordon off the NICU. These are small newborns who need care and you’re just going to take over the hospital like you own it?” he said.

The Hospital told CBS 2 that lockdown for a patient is not uncommon and is usually done for safety reasons.

However, the Hospital was not ready to comment on specific measures taken this weekend.

The father, Coulon, says he wants an apology.

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Skins4Life

She is no different than any other woman besides the fact that she has millions…..I would be LIVID if I was there and all this took place. The birth of a child should be one of the most joyous times in your life, not a nightmare. Personally I don’t even think she was pregnant and that is more than likely the main reason for all this hoopla. BOO on them…..very disappointing.
Zazu

Just like with dogs & cats we have too many people in the world.
We must learn to adopt loving babies who are up for adoption from
parent’s that do not want then.
300 thousand died in Haiti and the world hardly blinks ,lot’s of
kids live on garbage over there. adopt so they don’t drop.
Ray Belly

Oh I smell a lawyer coming .Get dem big “people o color “who haz dem
bodyguards who dit knot lemme see my own baybe.
.
JZ make s money from bar ownership, treats the hospittel
dah same way. Oh my! a lore suit is b ing filed
Tommy C

Hospitals could care less . Its all about the benjamins…..To Hell w/that no talent hack JZ.
jacque mehauf

who is the real daddy, and will the get on afdc rolls
FRENCH Congosa

IF YES? WHY DID SHE MAKE ANOUNCEMENT AT STRATEGIC EARING HOUR AND INSURE THAT MOST OF AMERICAN PEOPLE COULD SEE HER BUMP!! THAT IS NOT BE PRIVATE§§§§§
Susan Farris-Fournier

Take it from a parent who’s child was ill even before birth if a newborn is in NICU that is very serious! I can not believe they would alloiw such a thing ti happen on NICU flloor! The parents as well as the babies need extra TLC. You have a party going on around NICU that is terrible!

Never a Fan anyway

I agree with you. My eldest was a preemie, and in the NICU. I can’t believe the insensitivity of it all. I never had much of an opinion about Beyonce or Jay-Z before, but now…..after this…I look at them differently.
Not a fan

I agree with you. My eldest was a preemie, and in the NICU for a while. I would have be miserable if they didn’t let me see him. I never had much of an opinion about Beyonce or Jay-Z before, but now I feel differently about them.

Ted Offord

“Lenox Hill Hospital and its staff were delighted to welcome the Carter family for the birth of their firstborn on Saturday evening, but we are troubled by the misinformation being circulated in some news media reports. The suggestion that the couple paid $1.3 million to rent an entire maternity floor is simply not true. The family is housed in an executive suite at the hospital and is being billed the standard rate for those accommodations. Our executive suites are available for any patient, including the food service and amenities provided to the Carter family.

susan

many years ago while in college i worked as a dietary assistant in a hospital..part of my duties was to go to patients rooms and deliver and pick up menus and chat with the patients if they could speak, about their choices..this hospital was not in new york, but they did have a suite on an upper floor that was very expensive and not done as a hospital room..it was for those who were ill but could afford a bit more..it had q double poster type bed,regular very nice bedroom furniture, drapes on the window,a very large bathroom , and other extra amenities, as well as room for a family member to stay..giving “the carter family” the benefit of the doubt,it is possible they did not “rent” an entire floor, but were accommodated in a suite like hospital room with a lot of extra security as this ted offord person has said..the problems may have stemmed from too much security and the perception of other patients and visitors.. …

Brooklyn True Blue

If other patients and their immediate family members were prevented from access to their newborns or other, usual access, then this is indeed very wrong on the part of the hospital and the famous couple. Yes, they and other celebrities need proper security, but no, they do not have the right to bar others from their babies. Shame on Lenox Hill hospital for not handling this better and special shame on those of us who elevate mere mortals to the level of kings and queens. I am not a fan of anyone who thinks they are better than the rest of us. “Let ‘em eat cake” syndrome is so true, sadly!
andrew&ian’s aunt k

as the aunt of 2 nephews who were both in neonatal icu’s, i can totally sympathize & empathize with the families whose access to their babies was compromised by the presence of a celebrity’s baby. the presence of “private security” and not at the level of the US State Department that delays for any amount of time parents deserving of immediate access to their nicu babies is deplorable. the life of a nicu baby is sometimes measured not in hours, but in segments of hours – eg 15 minutes. in the hospital i work at there is security on the maternity floor, and when babies are transferred from the delivery area or nicu to the regular nursery. trash your jay-z & beyonce cd’s/albums, and boycott their concerts. hit them, albeit minutely in their wallets. it wasn’t their baby’s fault. shame on lenox hill for apparently not being more concerned about the other parents and babies.
Candice

Congrats to Beyonce and Jay Z may GOD bless you and your baby girl…..
http://blue51says.wordpress.com blue51sexysmart

“m a petite woman and I’m the mother Of a wonderful little girl who’s now eight years old. during my pregnancy unlike many mothers i didn’t feel the need to stuff my face in every food that seamed delicious, I kept my eating habit as healthy as i could with my doctor’s approval and thankfully my baby was healthier for it and i didn’t endure any major physical changes beside my stomach which didn’t start showing until six months into the pregnancy and i gave birth to a health 6.7pound baby. To simply feel free to judge someone you don’t even know and say anything about them that comes to mind because you were able to read a few published article (true or not) now you feel like you’re the top know it all in the world is simply uncalled for. Yes mistakes were made on their part as well as the hospital for privacy reasons and others that are yet to be disclosed, and because money seam to solve everything I’m sure who ever is not satisfied will be compensated. The fact of the matter is babies are born every day and the joy runs deeper than anything you could ever imagined unless experienced because suddenly there’s this little angel, this tiny little life who’s staring at you filled with wonders and questions with ten fingers and ten toes ready to guide you back to your heart and it’s amazing. I for one I’m happy for all the new parents and wish them the best of luck, i know how hard it is to have a kid in the ICU because you as a parent no longer exist you only want to be by their side and that moment once it’s gone it’s either replaced by happiness or sadness but it can never be recaptured i hope all these parents will find a common ground with less anguish and more time with their new perfect little joy.
CONGRATS to all the parents, may you have many more and WELCOME to wold all the new innocents smiles
None Of Your Business

That no-talent Beyonce goes to the bathroom like everyone else. I can’t believe Lenox Hill would treat other patients like dirt just because Ms. No-Talent is hatching junior in their hospital.

talented

No talent and more money then you and your family and their friends will make in lifetimes.I would love to be that un-talented.

JohnW9540

They never made a dime off of me. One has to wonder how much good 1.3 million dollars could do for underpriviliged children
Me

Here is a idea – Can we be happy for the new parents – not just J and B – but the other new parents in the hospital?, Be happy that despite all the supposed chaos, there was no emergency and the babies and families all will be JUST FINE! God Bless!
Sir Lenox of Hill

The other parents are 100% at fault here. They should have thought about such things BEFORE Jay-Z and Beyonce decided to have a kid.

Never a Fan anyway

How are the other parents 100% at fault here? What??? That they had their babies at THIS hospital??? Like you have a choice when the baby is ready to come out!!!

Yep

I think Sir Lenox was being sarcastic, Never a Fan. Duh!

OLD BLACK JOE

I HEAR THEY WERE THROWING CANCER PATIENTS AND SENIORS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND THERE WAS ONE REPORT OF THE SECURITY RIPPING A CHEMO NEEDLE OUT OF THE ARM OF A LITTLE BOY AND THROWN DOWN THE STAIRS.IN SOME CASES A SENIOR CITIZEN WAS EUTHINANIZED FOR SPACE FOR THIS NO TALENT HO
A.F.

It’s sad to see that we as people have some much hate in our heart. What happen was not right but in this system if you have money you can get things done. However, we don’t need to show the hate for the Father or mother, hate the system. If any of you had the money to throw around you would do the same thing. What you all should hate is the fact that you have hate for someone you know know. WOW and we call ourself a human race.

K Charron

Your comment of ” However, we don’t need to show the hate for the Father or mother, hate the system.” is naive. Who made the choice?? the system or the rich couple??? If they were soo worried about security they should have used a wing in one of their mansions and brought all equipment and doctors there for a private birth if that’s what they really wanted. People are ANGRY over this and they should be. The Administrator and board of the hospital are the ones who should be held responsible. They are the ones that accepted the money and allowed this pompous ass and his wife to be selfish and put others at risk.

timechanges

I like this and your right need to say no more blame the hospital and jayz came from nothing and should no better. When you get money you change like i said i wish i had a child in there at that moment things would have been different cause i would have been taser and everything all my friends said that security would have been in the booking. Im not missing no moment for nobody.

Stan

$1.3 million for a hospital suite? Give me a break.

Money talks

Yes it is nice to have money that is like a couple hundred to us regular everyday people.You have to understand the hospital gets 1.3 million up front no need to worry about health provider approving it.All the babies familiy in NICU if you were paying cash you would of got in to see your children.This world will always be money first all else wait in line.
Joe

So right, to only be there for 2 days. But it is Lennox Hill where the rich have their babies.

bullett

I don’t consider this as featured news, and let’s all remember, she’s not the first so-called celebrity to have a”baby”. If I were a news editor, I’m more then sure I can find something more important for its readers and stock holders!
sandra

hey uncle – would you be calling the whites who’d do the same thing “cracker” or “honkies”?! why the name calling at all? if the situation is true (as reported), you still need to restrain you immaturity and bigotry!
sandra

I guess if it was Angelina Jolie or some other white, you’d be praising them!