Dr. ENRIQUE MORATO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ENRIQUE MORATO, MD

975 baptist way

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
SAMARITAN RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
20-3433505
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	enrique			morato
Street Address
4430 sw 129 ave
City				State	Zip
Miami				FL	33175
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(786) 317 - 8416			Enrique.morato001@mymdc.net

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Enrique			Morato
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		975 baptist way
City		State	Zip Code	County
Homestead		FL	33033	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
SPL1060		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Physician Assistant
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PA9107370		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Location		At home after ER visit
Name of Institution		Code
HOMESTEAD HOSPITAL (DADE)		100125
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		At home after ER visit
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/17/2017		4/2/2018

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Myocardial Infarction
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient was initially diagnosed without a diagnosis of Myocardial infarction and sometime between the moment of discharge from the emergency room and the next 48-72 hours patient had new onset of chest pain that he had not experienced before, according to that ER physician notes, and was subsequently diagnosed with a myocardial infarction at that time.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Pt. presented to me claiming he had abdominal pain after eating BBQ. Ct scan of abdomen showed abdominal pathology that correlated with abdominal pain and EKG was normal with Marginal elevation of cardiac enzymes. Pt. diagnosed with acid reflux and not admitted at that time.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient had a Myocardial Infarction after his initial visit on 11/17/2017 causing worsening of already existing heart failure.
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			1/31/2019
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed).
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
1/31/2019

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$250,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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

Incident reviewed by risk management and provider.

Does Dr. ENRIQUE MORATO, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. ENRIQUE MORATO, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).

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