Dr. DENISE WISELY, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DENISE WISELY, MD

704 Overlook Trail

Port Orange, FL

32127

Volusia

Court Case # 2006-31116-CICI

Indemnity Paid: $155,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200952816
Claim Number :	HPT 1392
Date Submitted :	3/5/2009

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Wisely, Denise				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-4975407		OS7190
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Luella			Brown
Street Address
311 N. Clyde Morris Blvd., Suite 420
City				State	Zip
Daytona Beach				FL	32114
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(386) 254 - 4380		(386) 254 - 4398	luellab@aol.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Denise			Wisely
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		704 Overlook Trail
City		State	Zip Code	County
Port Orange		FL	32127	Volusia
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
01-70		$500,000		$1,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS7190		Anesthesiology

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Volusia
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
HALIFAX MEDICAL CENTER		100017
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/4/2004		1/31/2006

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Fever, shortness of breath, deep vein thrombosis.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Attempted central line insertion.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
This claimant, with a complex medical history was admitted to the hospital in July 2004 with a diagnosis of fever, shortness of breath, deep venous thrombosis, pneumonia and various problems related to anorexia and weight loss.With a concern for sepsis from an existing line, the admitting physician wrote an order for the department of anesthesiology to place a new central line.As the on-call anesthesiologist, Dr. Wisely responded to the request and unsuccessfully attempted to place an internal jugular and subclavian line on the left side.Dressings were applied with a plan to attempt placement the following morning.Some three hours later, the patient had a sudden change in condition with shortness of breath which progressed to a cardio pulmonary arrest.Resuscitative efforts, managed by other health care providers were unsuccessful and the patient expired.A post insertion chest x-ray was negative for pneumothorax or hemothorax.An autopsy revealed numerous medical problems including a laceration of the left subclavian artery with subcutaneous hematoma.Bleeding is a recognized complication of central line insertion and was covered during the pre procedure informed consent.Supportive expert review was obtained.To avoid the uncertainty of proceeding to a jury trial, with no admission of liability, the matter was resolved during mediation in February 2009.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
6/30/2006			2006-31116-CICI
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Volusia			3/3/2009
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Halifax Medical Center
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
More than 90 days, after suit filed and prior to or during the course of mandatory settlement conference.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
2/16/2009

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$155,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$65,000

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$23,000

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely

Ongoing risk management.

Updates

No updates found.

*NR:Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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