Dr. MARY MAKOWSKE, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. MARY MAKOWSKE, MD

5731 Bee Ridge Road

Sarasota, FL

34233

Sarasota

Court Case # 08-CA-16070-NC

Indemnity Paid: $25,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M200955114
Claim Number :	133301
Date Submitted :	1/6/2011

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	Mary			Makowske
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		5731 Bee Ridge Road
City		State	Zip Code	County
Sarasota		FL	34233	Sarasota
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HCI-10107		$5,000,000		$10,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Other			Registered Nurse
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
RN9203327

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
COLUMBIA DOCTORS' HOSPITAL-SARASOTA		100166
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
11/21/2007		11/26/2007

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Acute left hip fracture.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient was admitted on 11/19/07, with diagnosis acute left hip fracture. Upon admission he was identified to be at risk for fall & placed on fall precaution. On 11/20/07, patient underwent ORIF of left hip. He returned to his room at 1900. Subsequent fall assessments placed him at standard safety precaution. At shift change 1900 patient kept saying his operative leg felt really good. He was instructed by nursing not to get out of bed, to call nursing for any assistance & he voiced understanding. At 2320 he was given 1mg Dilaudid IM for pain. Throughout night nurse did reassessments for pain, took vital signs, offered snacks/liquids. Nurse was at nursing station & heard a noise at 0155 on 11/21/07, she went into patient's room & found him sitting on the floor next to his bed. He had complaints of right hip pain. Physician was notified & ordered bilateral hip x-rays. Left hip was anatomical position, but right hip was positive for acute right hip fracture. Patient returned to surgery on 11/21/07, for ORIF right hip under general anesthesia.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Acute right hip fracture.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage.Recovery delayed.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/6/2008			08-CA-16070-NC
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Sarasota			12/16/2010
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim

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
12/14/2010

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$25,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$40,304

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$25,000	$0
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.

Updates

Date of Change:

1/6/2011 11:00:03 AM

Reason for Change:

Indemnity check reissued & additional LAE paid out.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Cause of Injury	Patient was admitted on 11/19/07, with diagnosis acute left hip fracture. Upon admission he was identified to be at risk for fall & placed on fall precaution. On 11/20/07, patient underwent ORIF of the left hip. He returned to his room at 1900. Subsequent fall assessments placed him at standard safety precaution.At shift change 1900 patient kept saying his operative leg felt really good. He was instructed by nursing not to get out of bed, to call nursing for any assistance & he voiced understanding. At 2320 he was given l mg of Dilaudid IM for pain. Throughout the night the nurse did reassessments for pain, took vital signs, offered snacks/liquids. Nurse was at nursing station & heard a noise at 0155 on 11/21/07, she went into patient's room & found him sitting on the floor next to his bed. He had complaints of right hip pain. Physician was notified & ordered bilateral hip x-rays. Left hip was anatomical position, but right hip was positive for acute right hip fracture. Patient returned to surgery on 11/21/07, for ORIF right hip under general anesthesia.	Patient was admitted on 11/19/07, with diagnosis acute left hip fracture. Upon admission he was identified to be at risk for fall & placed on fall precaution. On 11/20/07, patient underwent ORIF of left hip. He returned to his room at 1900. Subsequent fall assessments placed him at standard safety precaution. At shift change 1900 patient kept saying his operative leg felt really good. He was instructed by nursing not to get out of bed, to call nursing for any assistance & he voiced understanding. At 2320 he was given 1mg Dilaudid IM for pain. Throughout night nurse did reassessments for pain, took vital signs, offered snacks/liquids. Nurse was at nursing station & heard a noise at 0155 on 11/21/07, she went into patient's room & found him sitting on the floor next to his bed. He had complaints of right hip pain. Physician was notified & ordered bilateral hip x-rays. Left hip was anatomical position, but right hip was positive for acute right hip fracture. Patient returned to surgery on 11/21/07, for ORIF right hip under general anesthesia.
Payment Date	25-AUG-09	14-DEC-10
Date of Final Disposition	17-SEP-09	16-DEC-10
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	39608	40304

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

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