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

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. DENISE RICKETTS, MD

1700 SE Hillmoore Drive

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTH CARE INDEMNITY, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
61-0904881
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Teresa			Ross
Street Address
One Park Plaza P.O. Box 555
City				State	Zip
Nashville				TN	37202
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 344 - 5804			Teresa.Ross@HCAHealthcare.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Denise			Ricketts
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1700 SE Hillmoore Drive
City		State	Zip Code	County
Port Saint Lucie		FL	34952	St. Lucie
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HCI-10113		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME114478		Family Physicians or General Practitioners - Minor Surgery		01

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	St. Lucie
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Physician's Office
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Physician's Office
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
7/18/2013		3/7/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Colon cancer, left ovarian cyst.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Alleged delay in diagnosis of colon cancer.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented 7/18/13 with abdominal pain. Transvaginal ultrasound showed complex left ovarian cyst. On 10/15/13 patiented followed up with hypogastric abdominal pain with radiation to left flank area. Referred to gastroenterologist for suspected irritable bowel syndrome. Patient back on 11/25/13 for follow up. Returned 12/3/13 complaining of right & left flank pain that radiated to suprapubic area. CT scan showed left ovarian cyst suspicious for malignancy.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Delayed diagnosis of colon cancer.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			2/26/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Gonwa, M.D., Mark
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

$14,230

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$2,946

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

Review of policies and procedures.

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

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