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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Investigation Mounted in Death of Joan Rivers [Watch (HLS stream): Investigation Mounted in Death of Joan Rivers](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/cq3Fmj2U.m3u8) (2:00)  _Published 2014-09-06. Days after the passing of the legendary comedian Joan Rivers, the New York State Department of Health is looking into the facility where she was being treated._ --- Jul 27, 2023 5:12 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Joan Rivers Remembered At Funeral](/video/VDIcUdh8/) ### Joan Rivers Remembered At Funeral [Fred Rogers On The Tonight Show with Joan Rivers](/video/uALMIdVj/) ### Fred Rogers On The Tonight Show with Joan Rivers [Joan Rivers: A Hilarious and Unapologetic Career](/video/URFsJdAT/) ### Joan Rivers: A Hilarious and Unapologetic Career --- ## Transcript [ LAUGH ] Joan Rivers lived for laughs, and joked about death. I am now 81 years old. I could die any second. [ INAUDIBLE ]. No, no, no. No, no, no. Don't applaud for me. [ INAUDIBLE ], like that. I could [ INAUDIBLE ]. Do you understand how lucky you would be? Do you understand you would have something to talk about for the rest of your life. [ LAUGH ]. [ LAUGH ] She lit up the stage for the last time last week in New York City. Well, she gave a tremendous performance her last performance. She's particularly on that night. She came in. She was in a great mood. She left in a great mood. She was very healthy. She was very vital. She looked great. She always looked great. The next day, Rivers was rushed to Mount Sinai hospital in critical condition. The comedy legend was put on life support and never recovered. Rivers went into cardiac and respiratory arrest during a procedure at the Yorkville Endoscopy Center. The clinic is now the focus of an investigation by the New York State Department of Health. The board that gave the clinic its accreditation is also investigating. Together, they'll look at the clinic's staffing, life saving protocols, and which drugs may have been given. What kind of sedative would be used in a case like this? Some facilities use a combination of Versed, which is like Valium. Intravenous Valium and maybe another other type of sedation. But more commonly today Propofol is used. And Propofol is a newer medication with respect to some of the others. But it provides a really adequate level of sedation to do this type of a procedure. Doctors say medical professionals would have had to determine that Rivers was healthy enough to undergo the outpatient procedure. One night earlier, Rivers sold out her final show, taking the stage at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. Went down the stairs, re- diapered, back in the car, [ UNKNOWN ] Where it. 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