| Department File Number : | M202092760 |
| Claim Number : | 191918712 |
| Date Submitted : | 6/17/2020 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| McCutcheon, Regina | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 50-2425151 | ME127505 | ||||
| Insurer Contact Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Christina | Barlow | |||
| Street Address | |||||
| 1717 North E Street | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| Pensacola | FL | 32501 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (850) 469 - 2141 | christina.barlow@bhcpns.org | ||||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Regina | McCutcheon | |||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Self-Insurer | 1717 North E Street | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Pensacola | FL | 32501 | Escambia | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| BHC SIR OB600A | $3,000,000 | $9,000,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Medical Doctor | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| ME127505 | Gynecology - No Surgery | ||||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| F | Escambia | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | |||
| Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
| Hospital Inpatient Facility | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (PENSACOLA) | 100025 | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Patients' Room | |||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 7/26/2019 | 1/15/2020 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| During the prenatal period, deceased claimant was determined to be high risk due to having a fetus with multiple cardiac anomalies, followed by development of hydrops. At 32 weeks pregnant, claimant presented to OB emergency room at Sacred Heart with complaints of no fetal movement. An ultrasound confirmed loss of fetal heart tones. Claimant was induced and delivered a stillbirth by her primary OB. Complications occurred postpartum, where patient received treatment at Sacred Heart by the oncall OB, Dr. McCutcheon, in addition to Sacred Heart nursing staff, and Sacred Heart Hospitalists. Claimant's complications included postpartum hemorrhage, severely low potassium, and hypoxia. Claimant ultimately went into PEA arrest after intubation and failed resuscitation efforts. The causeof death was determined to be cardiopulmonary arrest. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| On the date of incident, claimant had received treatment for a postpartum hemorrhage and hypoxia thought to be opioid induced including wearing a non-rebreather mask. Dr. McCutcheon was called to Sacred Heart to address post-delivery uterine bleeding complications. Dr. McCutcheon arrived at bedside, performed a uterine sweep, gave additional medications for bleeding, andordered a CTA for patient's hypoxia that was noted. Because patients repeat blood count was unchanged and clinical picture was discordant to earlier findings, Dr. McCutcheon also ordered 2 units of blood and repeated labs. After talking with the patient and leaving her bedside to resume on call shift duties, Dr. McCutcheon was called by Sacred Heart OB nursing staff and notified of claimant's drop in potassium level and patient's complaints of chest pain. Dr. McCutcheon ordered potassium 40 meq po and requested status update of CTA and EKG results. Prior to Dr.McCutheon's receipt of the CTA results and administration of potassium replacement, claimant went into PEA arrest and was intubated by Sacred Heart rapid response team and Sacred Heart hospitalists who attempted to resuscitate claimant. The claimant coded and cause of death was determined to be cardiopulmonary arrest. | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| *NR | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| Claimant's attorney alleges negligence in post-delivery care as the cause of death. Specific allegations include a failure to recognize severity of respiratory condition and delay in treatment of respiratory condition by on call OB, Dr. McCutcheon, and Sacred Heart nursing staff. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Death. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| *NR | |||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| *NR | 5/8/2020 | ||||
| Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
| Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made | |||||
| Settlement Reached Prior to Pre-Suit Period | |||||
| Final Method of Claim Disposition | |||||
| Settled by parties | |||||
| Court Decision | Other | ||||
| No Court Proceedings. | |||||
| Arbitration | |||||
| Claim not subject to Arbitration. | |||||
| Date of Payment | |||||
| 5/8/2020 | |||||
| Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $950,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Involved providers completed online courses on the recognition and treatment of pulmonary edema mirror syndrome. Also, at Sacred Heart Hospital where the incident occurred we were notified their staff instituted Rapid Response rounding and multidisciplinary simulation labs for events like this. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |
| No updates found. |
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