Dr. FLORENCE HEIMBERG, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. FLORENCE HEIMBERG, MD

804 40th Street W

Bradenton, FL

34205

Manatee

Court Case # 09-CA-05203

Indemnity Paid: $1,000,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201159782
Claim Number :	137337
Date Submitted :	2/3/2011

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
06-0464510
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	FLORENCE			HEIMBERG
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		804 40th Street W
City		State	Zip Code	County
Bradenton		FL	34205	Manatee
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HAZ2074997968		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME41255		Radiology - Diagnostic - No Surgery		01

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Outpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
BLAKE MEDICAL CENTER		100213
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Radiology
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
2/28/2007		2/13/2009

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Left breast cancer.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Allegations that physician failed to properly read the 2/29/07 mammogram & left breast sonogram.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
On 2/28/07, patient had a bilateral diagnostic mammogram & left breast sonogram interpreted by named physician. On mammogram there was a new focal area of asymmetry in the mid medial posterior left breast measuring 1.9 cm.However sonogram did not correspond the findings on mammogram. She was assigned a BI-RADS of 3 follow up in 6 months. On 9/26/07 left breast mammogram & sonogram interpreted by another physician revealed asymmetry increased in size to 2 cm but was not seen on sonogram. Needle localization of left breast was positive for invasive ductal carcinoma. On 1/14/08 she underwent left total mastectomy, sentinel node biopsy & right prophylactic total mastectomy followed by reconstructive surgery at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center. She refused axillary node dissection & axillary radiation. Staging studies revealed right breast showed DCIS multifocal in right breast. Her breast cancer was diagnosed as Stage II & she commenced with "dose-dense" chemotherapy treatments. A 2.2 cm lesion in right lobe of liver was negative on first CT liver biopsy on 3/11/08 & positive for metastatic CA on second CT liver biopsy done on 3/31/08. Her cancer stage upgraded to a Stage IV. She had a Cyberknife procedure 8/18/08 on liver.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Delayed diagnosis of breast cancer resulting in spread of cancer.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
5/21/2009			09-CA-05203
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Manatee			1/24/2011
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Blake 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
1/3/2011

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

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$11,984

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$800,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$100,000	$100,000
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Review of policies and procedures.

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