Dr. MATTHEW KRAMP, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. MATTHEW KRAMP, MD

2727 W. Dr. MLK Jr. Boulevard, Suite 300

Tampa, FL

33607

Hillsborough

Court Case # 11-011660

Indemnity Paid: $250,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201264466
Claim Number :	2011-09-200-018
Date Submitted :	8/2/2012

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
25-114949
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Amy		A	Villareal
Street Address
16255 Bay Vista Drive
City				State	Zip
Tampa				FL	33760
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(727) 519 - 1274			amy.villareal@baycare.org

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	MATTHEW			KRAMP
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		2727 W. Dr. MLK Jr. Boulevard, Suite 300
City		State	Zip Code	County
Tampa		FL	33607	Hillsborough
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
839-6545		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS8230		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL		100075
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
1/3/2010		6/14/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
On 12/08/09, a 64 yom had a prostatectomy performed at St. Joseph's Hospital for prostate cancer. The pt had undergone aortic valve replacement in December of 2008. On 12/30/09 the pt's urologist noted the pt complained of fever and abdominal pain. He was ordered a CT of the pelvis which indicated mild sigmoid diverticulosis with no abscess identified. On 01/03/10 the pt presented to St. Joseph's Hospital Emergency Department with complaints of left arm pain, increased with movement, and flulike symptoms for a week. The pt was discharged with a diagnosis of Acute Tendinitis Left Shoulder with instructions to follow up with primary care physician in three days.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
The following day, on 01/04/10, the pt presented to his primary care physician, with complaints of fever, chills, night sweats and arthralgia. A diagnosis of fever was noted although never reproduced clinically and orders for ESA, FTE's blood cultures, urine for cultures/sensitivity and 2D ECHO. Antibiotics were not ordered, pending results or blood cultures. On 01/05/10, the echocardiogram was performed, results were interpreted by a cardiologist as non-concerning. On 01/06/10, blood work results were significant for cultures with gram positive cocci in cluster, rheumatoid arthritis, WBC 14.7, neutrophils 78 and lymph's 10. Orders were written by ptÂ¿s primary physician for direct admission to St. Joseph's Hospital. Upon admission it was noted pt was alert and oriented x3 with stable vital signs. Pt was placed on telemetry and but had not complaints of difficulty in breathing, dizziness or weakness.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Later that evening pt's wife called out for help and the pt was found unresponsive but with respirations. The wife reported that after the pt finished eating he felt pressure in his chest. A rapid response/code blue was called and the Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Flow Sheet documented time of arrest at 6:18 p.m., time of code team arrival 6:19 p.m and time of first intervention 6:20 p.m. The patient was intubated at 6:22 p.m. He died that evening.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/19/2011			11-011660
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Hillsborough			6/25/2012
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
St. Joseph's Hospital Corral, MD, Kent Dora, MD, Chandler Colover, MD, Matthew
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
7/2/2012

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

$96,379

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	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Any risk issues identified in this case have/will be addressed.

Updates

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

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