A Kentucky boy died in his father's arms in a hospital waiting room a few days before Christmas, with his parents claiming staff failed to help them and were saying: 'Wait your turn.' Michael 'Mikey' Guallpa was rushed to St Elizabeth hospital in Florence on December 20. He was vomiting and shaking and had been to see a doctor earlier in the day after coming down with the flu. Mikey's mother, Zara Jimbo, said her husband pleaded for help, but they were told to wait and sit down in the waiting room. About 20 minutes later Mikey vomited again and passed out. He was pronounced dead a short time later. Tragic: Michael 'Mikey' Guallpa died in the waiting room of St. Elizabeth hospital in Florence on December 20 . Grieving: The little boy's father, Jose Guallpa, says he begged staff to help but they were told to wait . Gone too soon: Mikey's mother said he was a happy child and her 'angel' 'They should have got to him earlier when we were asking for help, when we were begging to, you know, he needs help,' Mrs Jimbo told Lex 18. 'He's not okay, but they were looking at us like we were crazy.' 'This is not a hardware store or grocery store. 'This is a hospital about health. 'It's like health, helping people, saving lives .' Mikey's distraught father, Jose Guallpa, said he is struggling to come to terms with what happened. 'It's not right, just please look at him,' he said. 'Lady all what she got to say was just wait for your turn. 'What? Wait for my turn to see my son die?' Bereaved: Jose Guallpa speaks out in a television TV about his tragic ordeal . The hospital released a statement they couldn't comment. 'We are unable to comment or release any specific information. As an organization, St. Elizabeth takes protecting the privacy of our patients' protected information very seriously,' part of the statement read. According to ABC 6, a Northern Kentucky Health Department official said the child who died in that area had a 'chronic health problem' that may have made him or her more susceptible to flu. The station also reported that at least 15 children across the country have died from complications of the flu through December 20, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 'I still can't digest this. It's just a bad dream,'  Zara Jimbo said. 'He was my baby. 'He was an angel. He was happy.' Sick: At least 15 children across the country have died from complications of the flu . Mikey first showed signs of sickness on December 18 when he came down with a fever. His parents to him the doctor the following day. He was diagnosed with the flu and was told to take some medicine but not prescribed anything. As he got worse the following day, with vomiting and diarrhea, they took him to hospital. The first-grader had been treated at the hospital before for asthma. 'I don't know what else to say about him,' said Jose Guallpa. 'He was just a good son.'
Mikey Guallpa, 6, was taken to St Elizabeth hospital in Florence on Dec. 20 .
He had been diagnosed with the flu two days earlier but became worse .
Staff told his father, Jose Guallpa, to wait their turn .
Mikey passed out in the waiting room and was pronounced dead .
A Kentucky boy died in his father's arms in a hospital waiting room a few days before Christmas, with his parents claiming staff failed to help them and were saying: 'Wait your turn.' Michael 'Mikey' Guallpa was rushed to St Elizabeth hospital in Florence on December 20. He was vomiting and shaking and had been to see a doctor earlier in the day after coming down with the flu. Mikey's mother, Zara Jimbo, said her husband pleaded for help, but they were told to wait and sit down in the waiting room. About 20 minutes later Mikey vomited again and passed out. He was pronounced dead a short time later. Tragic: Michael 'Mikey' Guallpa died in the waiting room of St. Elizabeth hospital in Florence on December 20 . Grieving: The little boy's father, Jose Guallpa, says he begged staff to help but they were told to wait . Gone too soon: Mikey's mother said he was a happy child and her 'angel' 'They should have got to him earlier when we were asking for help, when we were begging to, you know, he needs help,' Mrs Jimbo told Lex 18. 'He's not okay, but they were looking at us like we were crazy.' 'This is not a hardware store or grocery store. 'This is a hospital about health. 'It's like health, helping people, saving lives .' Mikey's distraught father, Jose Guallpa, said he is struggling to come to terms with what happened. 'It's not right, just please look at him,' he said. 'Lady all what she got to say was just wait for your turn. 'What? Wait for my turn to see my son die?' Bereaved: Jose Guallpa speaks out in a television TV about his tragic ordeal . The hospital released a statement they couldn't comment. 'We are unable to comment or release any specific information. As an organization, St. Elizabeth takes protecting the privacy of our patients' protected information very seriously,' part of the statement read. According to ABC 6, a Northern Kentucky Health Department official said the child who died in that area had a 'chronic health problem' that may have made him or her more susceptible to flu. The station also reported that at least 15 children across the country have died from complications of the flu through December 20, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 'I still can't digest this. It's just a bad dream,'  Zara Jimbo said. 'He was my baby. 'He was an angel. He was happy.' Sick: At least 15 children across the country have died from complications of the flu . Mikey first showed signs of sickness on December 18 when he came down with a fever. His parents to him the doctor the following day. He was diagnosed with the flu and was told to take some medicine but not prescribed anything. As he got worse the following day, with vomiting and diarrhea, they took him to hospital. The first-grader had been treated at the hospital before for asthma. 'I don't know what else to say about him,' said Jose Guallpa. 'He was just a good son.'
Michael 'Mikey' Guallpa was rushed to St Elizabeth hospital in Florence on December 20. He wait and sit down in the waiting room. About 20 He was pronounced dead a short time later. waiting room of St. Elizabeth hospital in Bereaved: Jose Guallpa speaks out in a television diagnosed with the flu and was told to take some first-grader had been treated at the hospital