"All patients who have visited our emergency room have received medical attention as appropriate," NHS said. "Our hospital has not had to turn away any patients seeking emergency care. We want to reassure our community that our staff is working hard to provide quality healthcare to all patients. We appreciate the opportunity to clarify this issue and as always, we value our community’s support."
Rolling Stone later published an "update" to the top of the story which repeats NHS' statement.
Critics slammed the magazine for publishing what appears to be a false story.
Independent journalist Glenn Greenwald tweeted, "The only reason Rolling Stone is calling this an ‘UPDATE’ as opposed to what it so plainly is -- a RETRACTION -- is because liberal outlets know that their readers don't care at all if they publish fake news as long as it's done with the right political motives and goals."