| Department File Number : | M201783739 |
| Claim Number : | MM400155 |
| Date Submitted : | 11/28/2017 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 36-2950161 | |||||
| Insurer Contact Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | CRYSTAL | L | ALSTONBAYTON | ||
| Street Address | |||||
| 4600 COX ROAD | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| GLEN ALLEN | VA | 23060 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (804) 864 - 3731 | (855) 662 - 7535 | CALSTONBAYTON@MARKELCORP.COM | |||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | PHUC | V | TRAN | ||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Licensed | 3627 UNIVERSITY BLVD S SUITE 615 | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| JACKSONVILLE | FL | 32216 | Duval | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| MM826395 | $250,000 | $750,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Medical Doctor | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| ME97418 | Internal Medicine - Minor Surgery | ||||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| F | Duval | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | |||
| Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
| Hospital Inpatient Facility | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE | 100179 | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Patients' Room | |||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 1/15/2015 | 6/29/2016 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| CLMT PRESENTED TO ER ON 01.10.2015 WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN. CT SCAN REVEALED ABNORMALITIES. DIAGNOSIS INCL AMONGST OTHER THINGS A BOWEL OBSTRUCTION AS WELL AS RENAL CANCER. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| During the course of her admission, Ms. Rich was being worked up for the kidney mass by urologist, Dr. Miguel. He had scheduled her for a radical nephrectomy on January 15th. Ms. Rich was also being followed by Dr. Hameed, a gastroenterologist for a possible bowel obstruction or ischemia which becameapparent on CT on January 12. She was also noted to have a pleural effusion on January 12 as well. Up until the evening of January 14, Ms. Rich¿s did have a painful abdomen but it was controlled with medication. At times her abdomen was distended, but it was not continuous. Bottom line, Ms. Rich didnot appear to be suffering from an acute abdomen between January 10 and January 14. On the morning of January 14th, Ms. Rich underwent a thoracentesis to address the pleural effusion. That procedure was uneventful. After that procedure, she was evaluated by Dr. Tran at approximately10:00 am. She was also seen by Dr. Miguel, the urologist, at around 1:00 pm. He noted that she had a small bowel movement earlier but her abdomen remained distended from the ileus. Most of his time was spent Explaining the radical nephrectomy, scheduled for the following day. Dr. Hameed, GI, also saw Ms. Rich at around 5:00 pm. Significantly, Dr. Hameed noted that Ms. Rich was alert and awake. She had been up throughout the day and showered around noon. He doubted that she was sufferingfrom a small bowel obstruction and suspected an ileus. | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| Failure to diagnose and treat bowel obstruction | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| At approximately 7:15 pm that evening, a nurse left a message for Dr. Hameed regarding the need for an NG tube as the patient was vomiting what smelled like stool. A code was called 15 minutes later. Ittook 15 minutes to intubate Ms. Rich. The intensivist caring for Ms. Rich noted that she was suffering from acute abdominal pain, was vomiting and in acute life-threating respiratory failure. At 8:47 pm shewas taken to the OR for emergency surgery. Ms. Rich underwent exploratory laparotomy, lysis of adhesions, ileocecectomy with anastomosis and right nephrectomy. She was diagnosed with a small bowel obstruction and solid right renal mass. Though the procedure was noted to be uncomplicated, it did reflect that the initial anastomosis failed, which was noted prior to closing the patient. As such, itwas redone. Post-operatively, she was noted to be in septic shock, was suffering from low blood pressure and developed severe ARDS secondary to fecal aspiration. On January 15th, at 2:00 am, Ms. Rich again coded. She had elevated bladder pressures and low bloodpressure. The intensivist spoke with Ms. Rich¿s husband who agreed to make her DNR. Ms. Rich died at 5:00 am. Of note, the kidney mass was benign. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Death. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| 5/10/2017 | 162015CA001885XXXXMA | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| Duval | 10/13/2017 | ||||
| Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
| MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE GROUP INC JACKSONVILLE MULTISPECIALTY GROUP LLC HAMEED, AJMAL DIGESTIVE DISEASE CONSULTANTS LLC DRS MORI BEAN AND BROOKS PA GORDON, PATRICK O MIQUEL, GEORGE I | |||||
| Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made | |||||
| Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed). | |||||
| Final Method of Claim Disposition | |||||
| Settled by parties | |||||
| Court Decision | Other | ||||
| No Court Proceedings. | |||||
| Arbitration | |||||
| Claim not subject to Arbitration. | |||||
| Date of Payment | |||||
| 11/27/2017 | |||||
| Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $240,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $22,386 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NONE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |
| No updates found. |
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