Dr. DAVID EDWARDS, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DAVID EDWARDS, MD

4300 Alton Road

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
59-0624424		4066
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	NANCY			CARR
Street Address
11440 SW 88th STREET
City				State	Zip
MIAMI				FL	33176
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(305) 274 - 4070		(305) 274 - 2701	carol.lobacz@nccrms.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	David			Edwards
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		4300 Alton Road
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami Beach		FL	33140	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
MSMCFGC-PR-A-15 MSMC16		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME109425		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER		100034
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Radiology, Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/10/2016		3/14/2016

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Hyponatremia.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
There was no operation, diagnostic or treatment procedure that caused injury to the patient.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Viral illness/hyponatremia.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient with a decreased sodium level was discharged from ED with a diagnosis of a viral syndrome. Two days later, she was admitted to the hospital with seizure, worsening hyponatremia, hypoxia, osmotic demylination syndrome with leukoencephalopathy and left visual field defect. The Notice of Intent was voluntarily withdrawn against this physician as the results of the sodium level were not given to him. THIS PHYSICIAN IS PROVIDED A DEFENSE AND INDEMNIFICATION UNDER THIS POLICY IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs. Includes non-disabling injuries.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			5/9/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Claim or suit abandoned.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
No Payment Made
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$6,157

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$13,761

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Steps taken by insured to make similar occurrences less likely.

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

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