Dr. JOSE JOY ARRIAGA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JOSE JOY ARRIAGA, MD

8950 North Kendall Drive, Suite 406 West

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Baptist Health South Florida				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
65-0267668		0000
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	JOSE			JOY ARRIAGA
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		8950 North Kendall Drive, Suite 406 West
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33176	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PIC 2011/12 PIC 10		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME58987		Surgery - Neurology - Including Child

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
BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI		100008
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/16/2012		9/24/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
L5-S1 paracentral extruded disc.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
None.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
There was no misdiagnosis made of this patient.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
The patient had surgery scheduled but it was cancelled because she failed to obtain cardiac clearance and labs. She was admitted to the hospital via the ED with intractable back pain. This physician was asked to evaluate the patient as her attending neurosurgeon was unavailable. She did not have any changes in her neurological status. She remained in stable condition over the next several days and was scheduled for elective surgery. The day prior to the scheduled surgery, she developed signs of Cauda Equina Syndrome and was later taken surgery by her attending neurosurgeon, where a left L5-S1 minimally invasive discectomy and microdisection without incident. She has residual urinary retention requiring self-catheterization.
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			4/30/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Ibars, George Baptist Hospital of Miami, Inc.
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
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

$125,400

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$14,709

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

Not applicable.

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

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