Dr. MELANIE MELENDEZ GARCIA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. MELANIE MELENDEZ GARCIA, MD

18167 US HWY 19N SUITE 650

Indemnity Paid: $537,500.00

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	Christina		J	Stoker
Street Address
2515 PARK PLAZA, BLDG 2-3E
City				State	Zip
Nashville				TN	37203
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 344 - 1779		(866) 715 - 7235	christina.stoker@hcahealthcare.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	MELANIE			MELENDEZ GARCIA
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		18167 US HWY 19 N SUITE 650
City		State	Zip Code	County
CLEARWATER		FL	33764	Pinellas
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HCI-10117		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME119966		Emergency Medicine - Including Major Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
POINCIANA MEDICAL CENTER		23960111
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		EMERGENCY ROOM
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/25/2017		10/30/2018

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
PRESENTED WITH WEAKNESS AND SLURRED SPEECH. SYMPTOMS RESOLVED WITH MEDICATION; PATIENT WAS BEING DISCHARGED WHEN WEAKNESS RETURNED.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
PATIENT ADMITTED; NEURO CONSULT ORDERED BUT NOT STAT.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE STROKE RESULTING IN PERMANENT RIGHT SIDE HEMIPLEGIA.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/17/2018			2018 CA 2953
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Osceola			3/5/2019
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
2/19/2019

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$537,500

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$8,977

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$3,737

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

REFERRED TO RISK MANAGMENT.

Does Dr. MELANIE MELENDEZ GARCIA, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?

Dr. MELANIE MELENDEZ GARCIA, MD has at least 1 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).

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