Family sues MercyOne for negligence in heart patient death

Family sues MercyOne for negligence in heart patient death

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Excerpt from Nick Hytrek‘s Sioux City Journal Article

SIOUX CITY — The family of a Le Mars, Iowa, man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Sioux City hospital, alleging staff members gave him a lethal dosage of medication and were not paying attention to a heart monitor showing his heartbeat had been stopped for five minutes.

Mary Kay Dreckman and her three children say in the lawsuit that MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center staff members were negligent in the hours leading up to the Sept. 18, 2021, death of 65-year-old Michael Dreckman, who three days earlier had had successful quadruple coronary artery bypass surgery at the hospital.

 Mr. Dreckman was given a lethal injection,” said Nick Rowley, a Decorah, Iowa, lawyer representing the Dreckmans. “When he flat-lined he was in the ICU (intensive care unit), but no healthcare providers were monitoring him. … Nobody rushed to the rescue when loud monitors and flashing lights were going off. Mr. Dreckman’s wife and kids are the ones who discovered that his heart had stopped.”

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Los Angeles hospital sued for racism in death of Black mother

Los Angeles hospital sued for racism in death of Black mother

Above Photo: Charles Johnson, right, is surrounded by his legal team Chris Dolan, left, in blue, Courtney Rowley, center, and Nick Rowley, second from right, during a press conference announcing a lawsuit outside Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Los Angeles. Johnson’s wife Kira died at the hospital in 2016 from complications after giving birth by cesarean section.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) 

 

News Links for this Case

THE WASHINGTON POST – LA hospital sued for racism in death of Black mother

CBS – Family of woman who died after C-section files civil rights lawsuit against Cedars-Sinai Hospital

KTLA – Family of woman who died after giving birth announces civil rights lawsuit against Cedars-Sinai

NBC LOS ANGELES – A Black Mother Died After a C-Section in 2016. Her Family Filed a Lawsuit Claiming Her Race Led to Poor Care

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS – Husband blames racism for wife’s death after C-section at Cedars-Sinai in lawsuit

DAILY MAIL UK – TV judge Glenda Hatchett’s son whose wife bled to death after a botched C-section sues Cedars-Sinai claiming she died because of racism at the LA hospital where staff told him she ‘was not a priority’

FOX 11 LOS ANGELES – Surgical technologist at Cedars-Sinai gives deposition

NEWS ONE – ‘Sloppy’ C-Section That Killed Kira Johnson Prompts Maternal Health Lawsuit Accusing Hospital Of Racism

BLACK ENTERPRISE – TV judge Glenda Hatchett’s son sues Cedars-Sinai medical center for wrongful death of his wife after cesarean, family cites racism

THE ROOT – LA Hospital Sued for Death of Black Woman Shortly After Giving Birth

LEGAL READER – Widower files a wrongful death lawsuit against Los Angeles hospital.

THE DAILY BEAST – Husband Sues Hospital for Racism in Black Mom’s Death Hours After Giving Birth

LOS ANGELES TIMES – Cedars-Sinai faces civil rights lawsuit over Black mother’s 2016 death

ABC 7 – Man sues Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for racism in death of wife who died hours after childbirth

CBS 8 – Medical malpractice deal could replace ballot measure, still raise monetary awards

CAL MATTERS – California Lawmakers Reach Deal to Raise Medical Malpractice Awards, Avoid Ballot Measure

MY NEWS LA – TV Judge’s Family Members Close to Settling Medical Malpractice Case

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