Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report
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| Department File Number : | M201780772 |
| Claim Number : | 158289 |
| Date Submitted : | 11/16/2017 |
| 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 | William | Goldsmith | |||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Licensed | 4901 Grande Avenue | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Pensacola | FL | 32504 | Escambia | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| HCI-10114 | $250,000 | $750,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Osteopathic Physician | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| OS9352 | Anesthesiology | 01 | |||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| M | 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 | ||||
| 2/18/2014 | 5/23/2016 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| Left hand cellulitis. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| Patient was admitted with severe sepsis secondary to cellulitis. He was originally admitted to the medical floor & transferred in the middle of the night to the ICU for hypotension. He was admitted by the ID physicians & had been started on broad spectrum antibiotics. Guidance was provided through the night & patient initially responded well to the resuscitation. Over the next 24 hours his sepsis worsened. He developed respiratory compromise & was electively intubated. He also developed acute renal failure & dialysis line placed. It was at this time that the initial culture came back group A strep. Given his progression to septic shock, orthopedics was consulted for probable necrotizing fasciitis. He promptly went to the OR, over the course of his hospitalization he underwent multiple amputations, which were life saving. He was stabilized, extubated, & eventually transferred to Select Specialty. | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| *NR | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| Necrotizing fasciitis, loss of multiple limbs, acute kidney failure, septic shock. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| *NR | |||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| *NR | 12/28/2016 | ||||
| Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
| Pensacola Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, P.A. Lueck, M.D., Cameron Sacred Heart Health Systems Smith, M.D., David Eldawy, M.D., Tarek Rak, M.D., Timothy Garlington, M.D., Wendy Harlin, M.D., Stuart Panhandle Anesthesia | |||||
| Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made | |||||
| Claim or suit abandoned. | |||||
| Final Method of Claim Disposition | |||||
| Dropped before Action Filed | |||||
| Court Decision | Other | ||||
| No Court Proceedings. | |||||
| Arbitration | |||||
| Claim not subject to Arbitration. | |||||
| Date of Payment | |||||
| Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $38,508 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $18,922 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Review of policies and procedures. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |||||||
| Date of Change: | 11/16/2017 1:46:53 PM | ||||||
| Reason for Change: | Additional LAE payments made. | ||||||
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Does Dr. WILLIAM GOLDSMITH, MD have any medical malpractice cases, lawsuits, or complaints?
Dr. WILLIAM GOLDSMITH, MD has at least 2 medical malpractice case(s), lawsuit(s), or complaint(s).