Dr. JOSEPH ZALOCHA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. JOSEPH ZALOCHA, MD

6000 49th Street North

Saint Petersburg, FL

33709

Pinellas

Court Case # 13-007146-CI

Indemnity Paid: $500,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201574674
Claim Number :	148404
Date Submitted :	5/31/2016

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	Joseph			Zalocha
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		6000 49th Street North
City		State	Zip Code	County
Saint Petersburg		FL	33709	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HCI-10111		$5,000,000		$10,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME99397		Internal Medicine - No Surgery		01

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL		100238
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
6/27/2011		1/2/2013

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Acute myocardial infarction; 10 weeks gestation.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Allegations of negligent treatment that resulted in death from acute myocardial infarction. Patient arrived in cardiogenic shock, had metabolic acidosis, hypotension & circulatory failure.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/10/2013			13-007146-CI
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Pinellas			5/15/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Singh, M.D., Vibhuti Levine, M.D., Jason Bayfront Medical Center Fredericks, M.D., Jennifer Phillips, ARNP, Daniel S Emergency Medical Associates of Florida, LLC Bayfront Cardiovascular Associates Cherukuri, M.D., Vijaya Premier Healthcare, Inc. Bayfront Cardiology Associates
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
4/22/2015

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$500,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$173,024

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$53,173

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$300,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$200,000	$0

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

Review of policies and procedures.

Updates

Date of Change:

7/21/2015 12:14:46 PM

Reason for Change:

Additional LAE payments made

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Cause of Injury	Allegations of negligent treatment that resulted in death from acute myocardial infarction. Patient arrived in cardigenic shock, had metabolic acidosis, hypotension & circulatory failure.	Allegations of negligent treatment that resulted in death from acute myocardial infarction. Patient arrived in cardiogenic shock, had metabolic acidosis, hypotension & circulatory failure.
Certification Number		01
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	51568	53206
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	164465	170259
Final Diagnosis	Acute myocardial infarction; 10 weeks gestaion.	Acute myocardial infarction; 10 weeks gestation.

Date of Change:

8/24/2015 2:54:44 PM

Reason for Change:

Additional LAE payments made.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	170259	171496
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	53206	53242

Date of Change:

11/19/2015 1:57:07 PM

Reason for Change:

Additional LAE payments made.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Aggregate Policy Limits	750000	10000000
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	53242	53172
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	171496	171888
Per Claim Policy Limits	250000	5000000

Date of Change:

1/14/2016 2:05:09 PM

Reason for Change:

Additional LAE payments made.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Defendant Entity Name	Premier Healthcare, Inc.	Premier Healthcare, Inc.
Defendant Entity Name	Bayfront Medical Center	Bayfront Medical Center
Defendant Entity Name	Bayfront Cardiovascular Associates	Bayfront Cardiovascular Associates
Defendant Entity Name	Bayfront Cardiology Associates	Bayfront Cardiolgy Associates
Defendant Last Name	Singh, M.D., Vibhuti	Singh, M.D., Vibhuti
Defendant Last Name	Phillips, ARNP, Daniel S	Phillips, ARNP, Daniel S
Defendant Last Name	Levine, M.D., Jason	Levine, M.D., Jason
Defendant Last Name	Fredericks, M.D., Jennifer	Fredericks, M.D., Jennifer
Defendant Last Name	Cherukuri, M.D., Vijaya	Cherukuri, M.D., Vijaya
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	171888	172853
Defendant Entity Name	Emergency Medical Associates of Florida, LLC	Emergency Medical Associates of Florida, LLC

Date of Change:

5/31/2016 11:25:34 AM

Reason for Change:

Additional LAE payments made.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	53172	53173
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	172853	173024
Defendant Last Name	Cherukuri, M.D., Vijaya	Cherukuri, M.D., Vijaya
Defendant Last Name	Fredericks, M.D., Jennifer	Fredericks, M.D., Jennifer
Defendant Last Name	Levine, M.D., Jason	Levine, M.D., Jason
Defendant Entity Name	Premier Healthcare, Inc.	Premier Healthcare, Inc.
Defendant Last Name	Singh, M.D., Vibhuti	Singh, M.D., Vibhuti
Defendant Entity Name	Bayfront Cardiolgy Associates	Bayfront Cardiology Associates
Defendant Entity Name	Bayfront Cardiovascular Associates	Bayfront Cardiovascular Associates
Defendant Entity Name	Bayfront Medical Center	Bayfront Medical Center
Defendant Entity Name	Emergency Medical Associates of Florida, LLC	Emergency Medical Associates of Florida, LLC
Defendant Last Name	Phillips, ARNP, Daniel S	Phillips, ARNP, Daniel S

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

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