| Department File Number : | M202093053 |
| Claim Number : | PLFHMC095512 |
| Date Submitted : | 7/21/2020 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| Florida Hospital- Ormond Memorial | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 59-0973502 | 4201 | ||||
| Insurer Contact Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Linda | Boelke | |||
| Street Address | |||||
| 900 Hope Way | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| Altamonte Springs | FL | 32714 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (407) 357 - 2289 | linda.boelke@ahss.org | ||||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Ameer | Wright | |||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Self-Insurer | 301 Memorial Medical Parkway | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Daytona Beach | FL | 32117 | Volusia | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| 8258 - 2018 | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Medical Doctor | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| ME101258 | Surgery - Neurology - Including Child | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - ORMOND BEACH | 100169 | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Operating Suite | |||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 5/21/2018 | 5/23/2018 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| The patient had undergone trial implantation of a retrograde C1-C2 paddle epidural electrode of spinal cord stimulation for pain control. She presented for conversion of the paddle trial into a permanent spinal cord stimulator with programmable batteries. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| Implantation of programmable batteries for the spinal cord stimulator at C1-C2. The procedure was done under general anesthesia. | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| *NR | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| Postoperatively, the patient reported being unable to feel or move her extremities. The spinal cord stimulator was removed. An MRI was noted to be compatible with an ischemic injury to the spinal cord, and there were no signs of meaningful motor recovery. The patient remains quadriplegic. Allegations included failures to: perform a comprehensive pre-operative anesthesia assessment; perform an awake intubation with an immediate neurological assessment prior to induction; follow appropriate cervical spinal cord precautions during intubation; and assess neurological status upon emergence from anesthesia. A well qualified Anesthesiology expert opined that Dr. Wright met the standard of care and that the patient's injury had nothing to do with the administration of anesthesia. The case was settled as an economic decision to avoid an adverse outcome at trial in a medically complex matter with a sympathetic plaintiff with catastrophic injury. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| 2/21/2019 | 2019 30352 CICI | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| Volusia | 6/19/2020 | ||||
| Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
| AdventHealth Daytona Beach Martin, MD, Robert Donley, APRN, Candace | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 6/19/2020 | |||||
| Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $1,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
| N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |
| No updates found. |
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