Results tagged “emergency room error” from Medical Malpractice Lawyers & Attorneys

The family of Heather Sloan, a patient who died after negligent medical treatment in the emergency room of Chester Regional Medical Center in South Carolina, has agreed to settle their medical malpractice lawsuit with six physicians.

According to the lawsuit, Sloan went to Chester Regional hospital on three occasions in 2005 for treatment for abdominal pain.  Sloan was sent home after the medical professional who read her CT scan did not see that her intestines were twisted.  Sloan returned to the hospital's emergency room two more times complaining of severe abdominal pain before doctors and surgeons found the bowel torsion.  Sloan died the night of the operation from her untreated condition.

The $3 million settlement with the six doctors named in the lawsuit must be approved by the judge.  Last year, the hospital settled the claim with the family for $250,000.

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Dr. James S. Snow of Liberty Regional Medical Center in Hinesville, Georgia has been fined by the state medical board for a case involving a 40-year-old woman who died in his care while awaiting discharge.

According to the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners, the patient, identified only as E.T., came to the emergency room at Liberty Regional Medical Center on January 10, 2004 with complaints of chest pains that she described as, "an elephant sitting on my chest." Snow ordered standard lab work, a chest X-ray, and an EKG. According to reports, the patient appeared to be getting better when she suddenly experienced "ventricular fibrillation" and died. Attempts were made to resuscitate her but were unsuccessful.

A peer reviewer appointed by the medical board to assess how Snow handled E.T.'s case concluded that Snow's actions failed to conform to minimum accepted standard of care in regards to both diagnosis and treatment.  

Snow signed a public consent order and agreed to pay $5,000 and complete 15 hours of continuing medical education. In addition, Snow will also pay $400 to the medical board as reimbursement for administrative fees.

Snow's profile on the medical board's website shows that Snow was also ordered to pay $750,000 in a medical malpractice settlement in May 2007. However, according to the medical board this settlement may occur for a number of reasons and does not automatically mean that Snow acted negligently or incompetently as a physician. Snow's most current consent order will also appear on his physician profile.

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