Dr. NICOLE SWENSON, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. NICOLE SWENSON, MD

2201 45th Street

Indemnity Paid: $2.00

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	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	Nicole			Swenson
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		2201 45th Street
City		State	Zip Code	County
West Palm Beach		FL	33407	Palm Beach
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HCI-10110		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Osteopathic Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
OS11655		Internal Medicine - Minor Surgery		01

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
COLUMBIA HOSPITAL		100234
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/10/2010		1/3/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Deep vein thrombosis, left leg.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient was admitted for anticoagulation management, pain control & bedrest. Patient was placed on Lovenox injections every 12 hours in addition to Coumadin daily & was placed on iron supplements. Packed red blood cell transfusions were requested, but patient refused & was prescribed Procrit injections x1 dose. She was started on aspirin & blood counts monitored. Hematology consultation was obtained for evaluation of thrombocytosis & hypochromic microcytic anemia consistent with iron deficiency anemia. IVC filter was placed. On 12/10/11, she became unresponsive to verbal stimuli & was intubated. CT scan of brain revealed an acute intracranial bleed. on 12/11/11, she expired. Allege failure to properly administer anticoagulation therapy, failure to properly monitor, failure to timely order STAT CT scan & failure to implement chain of command.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death - intracranial bleed.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/21/2012			502012CA017499
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Palm Beach			2/14/2013
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Toro, MD, Jaime Florida United Radiology, L.C. Altine, DO, Romuald Boca Medical Specialists, Inc. Adenigbagbe, MD, Adesoji Intensive Care Consortium, Inc.
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
2/6/2013

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

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

Review of policies and procedures.

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

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