Don't let this story worry you too much. These people were unworthy of blue-dot-level medical care. You're much more worthy of care in the eyes of UCLA. You'll get at least purple-dot treatment. Unless, perhaps, your health problem itself is a red-dot problem. (In case you missed it: irony alert!)
SYLMAR>> Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
has agreed to pay $40,750 to settle a patient dumping case involving a
man who waited in the hospital’s emergency department for more than six
hours and never received care for his pain and acute appendicitis,
federal officials announced Thursday.
The settlement was made between Olive View and the Office of Inspector General
of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services based on a case
in 2011. Federal officials said the Sylmar facility violated the
Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act by “failing to provide an
individual with an appropriate medical screening examination within the
capability of the hospital’s emergency department in order to determine
whether he had an emergency medical condition.”
According to the complaint, a man complaining of abdominal pain
waited in Olive View’s emergency department for more than six hours
where he received no care. He left and received medical treatment at
another hospital, where he was diagnosed with acute appendicitis among
other medical issues and underwent an immediate laparoscopic
appendectomy.
Olive View has since made several corrections,
Olive View spokeswoman Azar Kattan said. Those include additional
physicians assigned to provide rapid medical screening to patients given
a triage score of at least 3. On the 1-5 scale, a triage score of 1 is
most urgent, Kattan said.
She also said the computer system was modified to provide real-time alerts to the nursing staff among other actions.
“These
corrective actions were accepted by the regulatory agencies involved at
the time of the original citation in 2011,” Kattan said in a written
statement. “We believe they have corrected the problems identified and
ensure the timely assessment and treatment of patients seeking care in
our emergency room.”
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Settlement in case of former Delaware pediatrician Earl Bradley, guilty of raping or abusing patients
The lawsuits contended Beebe could have prevented future attacks by Bradley if the staff had reported him to Delaware's medical disciplinary board, which licenses and disciplines physicians.
Del. child abuse victims notified of settlement payouts
Cris Barris
The (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal
November 25, 2013
WILMINGTON, Del. -- More than 1,400 victims of former Delaware pediatrician Earl B. Bradley have been sent letters detailing the amount of money they will receive from a $122 million settlement from a class-action lawsuit against Beebe Medical Center, the Medical Society of Delaware and a handful of doctors.
Bruce L. Hudson, a Wilmington, Del., attorney who represented about 150 former patients of the Lewes, Del., doctor who filmed himself raping about 100 children, including babies, and abused hundreds of others, said victims and their families will finally learn how much they will be compensated.
"It's been a long time coming," Hudson said of the case, which began with 17 victims suing in March 2010, a few months after Bradley was charged with multiple counts of rape. "They are finding out for the first time that they are going to be awarded money and how much."
Beebe, which once employed Bradley and cleared him of wrongdoing involving his medical treatment of young girls, was accused along with other defendants of knowing he posed a threat but failing to report him to authorities.
Besides the allegations that occurred while he was employed at Beebe in the mid-1990s, Bradley abused patients at an office in Milford, Del., and also at his Disney-themed BayBees Pediatrics from the late 1990s until his December 2009 arrest.
The settlement money, from which attorney fees are being deducted, is roughly $112 million from Beebe's insurance carriers, $7 million from Beebe and $3 million from the Medical Society and other defendants.
“It's been 14 years and it will be a good thing to able to close this chapter and not talk about it again. ” — Mother of victim, now 21
Hudson said 1,402 patients filed claims, and all will get some compensation. Victims, almost all of whom are still minors, have been divided into five different categories depending on the degree of abuse a mediator determines they suffered, and all victims in that category will get the same award.
The exact amounts of the awards for those in each category have not been made public. But a source familiar with the case said those in the highest category, entitled, "Clear and Convincing Evidence of Intercourse," will get roughly $400,000 to $500,000.
Those in the lowest category, "Child Was Likely Not Abused," will get a nominal fee of about $1,000 to $2,500. The source was not certain of the exact amounts for each category, but wanted to stress that no victim is getting anywhere near $1 million.
"Of the hundreds of victims, not all were injured equally," Hudson told The (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal last year when the parties were negotiating the settlement. "Some are horrendously scarred. Others have more minor cases. There won't be an equal distribution but there is going to be an equitable distribution."
Victims and their families have until the end of the year to appeal their classification and once those appeals are finalized, attorneys said they expect to distribute the money early in 2014.
The handful of adults who filed claims will receive the money, but awards for minors will be overseen by Chancery Court and guardians assigned to each child. Families wishing to make withdrawals for expenses for health, education or other reasons must get permission from the court, Hudson said.
Bradley, who was convicted in August 2011 of raping or abusing 86 patients whose attacks he videotaped, was sentenced to 14 life terms plus 164 years in prison.
He often used promises of toys or candy or ice cream to convince parents to let him take their children to others parts of his office, which were equipped with video cameras, where he would rape or molest babies and toddlers. The average age of his victims was 3, prosecutors said.
“It's been a long time coming. They are finding out for the first time that they are going to be awarded money and how much.” — Bruce L. Hudson, attorney representing about 150 former patients
The mother of one victim who was 7 when she said she watched Bradley inappropriately penetrate her during a 1999 exam and screamed at him said she has not yet received her award but is satisfied the case is finally being resolved.
The woman, whose daughter is 21, said she expects her daughter to be in one of the top two categories and receive a six-figure settlement.
"It's been 14 years and it will be a good thing to able to close this chapter and not talk about it again," said the woman, who is not being identified in keeping with The News Journal's policy not to identify victims of sexual abuse.
The money will help pay educational expenses for the daughter, who is in college and considering graduate school and perhaps a down payment on a home. "She won't have to start at the bottom like most kids do when they get out of school," the mother said.
In the lawsuits, patients accused Beebe of negligence and dereliction of duty. Hospital officials investigated Bradley in 1996 after a nurse reported inappropriate vaginal exams -- specifically that he catheterized many of the girls he examined.
The lawsuits contended Beebe could have prevented future attacks by Bradley if the staff had reported him to Delaware's medical disciplinary board, which licenses and disciplines physicians...
Del. child abuse victims notified of settlement payouts
Cris Barris
The (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal
November 25, 2013
WILMINGTON, Del. -- More than 1,400 victims of former Delaware pediatrician Earl B. Bradley have been sent letters detailing the amount of money they will receive from a $122 million settlement from a class-action lawsuit against Beebe Medical Center, the Medical Society of Delaware and a handful of doctors.
Bruce L. Hudson, a Wilmington, Del., attorney who represented about 150 former patients of the Lewes, Del., doctor who filmed himself raping about 100 children, including babies, and abused hundreds of others, said victims and their families will finally learn how much they will be compensated.
"It's been a long time coming," Hudson said of the case, which began with 17 victims suing in March 2010, a few months after Bradley was charged with multiple counts of rape. "They are finding out for the first time that they are going to be awarded money and how much."
Beebe, which once employed Bradley and cleared him of wrongdoing involving his medical treatment of young girls, was accused along with other defendants of knowing he posed a threat but failing to report him to authorities.
Besides the allegations that occurred while he was employed at Beebe in the mid-1990s, Bradley abused patients at an office in Milford, Del., and also at his Disney-themed BayBees Pediatrics from the late 1990s until his December 2009 arrest.
The settlement money, from which attorney fees are being deducted, is roughly $112 million from Beebe's insurance carriers, $7 million from Beebe and $3 million from the Medical Society and other defendants.
“It's been 14 years and it will be a good thing to able to close this chapter and not talk about it again. ” — Mother of victim, now 21
Hudson said 1,402 patients filed claims, and all will get some compensation. Victims, almost all of whom are still minors, have been divided into five different categories depending on the degree of abuse a mediator determines they suffered, and all victims in that category will get the same award.
The exact amounts of the awards for those in each category have not been made public. But a source familiar with the case said those in the highest category, entitled, "Clear and Convincing Evidence of Intercourse," will get roughly $400,000 to $500,000.
Those in the lowest category, "Child Was Likely Not Abused," will get a nominal fee of about $1,000 to $2,500. The source was not certain of the exact amounts for each category, but wanted to stress that no victim is getting anywhere near $1 million.
"Of the hundreds of victims, not all were injured equally," Hudson told The (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal last year when the parties were negotiating the settlement. "Some are horrendously scarred. Others have more minor cases. There won't be an equal distribution but there is going to be an equitable distribution."
Victims and their families have until the end of the year to appeal their classification and once those appeals are finalized, attorneys said they expect to distribute the money early in 2014.
The handful of adults who filed claims will receive the money, but awards for minors will be overseen by Chancery Court and guardians assigned to each child. Families wishing to make withdrawals for expenses for health, education or other reasons must get permission from the court, Hudson said.
Bradley, who was convicted in August 2011 of raping or abusing 86 patients whose attacks he videotaped, was sentenced to 14 life terms plus 164 years in prison.
He often used promises of toys or candy or ice cream to convince parents to let him take their children to others parts of his office, which were equipped with video cameras, where he would rape or molest babies and toddlers. The average age of his victims was 3, prosecutors said.
“It's been a long time coming. They are finding out for the first time that they are going to be awarded money and how much.” — Bruce L. Hudson, attorney representing about 150 former patients
The mother of one victim who was 7 when she said she watched Bradley inappropriately penetrate her during a 1999 exam and screamed at him said she has not yet received her award but is satisfied the case is finally being resolved.
The woman, whose daughter is 21, said she expects her daughter to be in one of the top two categories and receive a six-figure settlement.
"It's been 14 years and it will be a good thing to able to close this chapter and not talk about it again," said the woman, who is not being identified in keeping with The News Journal's policy not to identify victims of sexual abuse.
The money will help pay educational expenses for the daughter, who is in college and considering graduate school and perhaps a down payment on a home. "She won't have to start at the bottom like most kids do when they get out of school," the mother said.
In the lawsuits, patients accused Beebe of negligence and dereliction of duty. Hospital officials investigated Bradley in 1996 after a nurse reported inappropriate vaginal exams -- specifically that he catheterized many of the girls he examined.
The lawsuits contended Beebe could have prevented future attacks by Bradley if the staff had reported him to Delaware's medical disciplinary board, which licenses and disciplines physicians...
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Family, Kaiser Reach Settlement in Malpractice Complaint in severe burns by antibiotic incorrectly administered
It's hard to imagine the burns this child suffered; click on the title below to see a photo of the injury.
Family, Kaiser Reach Settlement in Malpractice Complaint
Sonseeahray Tonsall
FOX40
Dec. 5, 2012
FOX40 first reported what happened to little Mia Stevens back in September.
Then, her parents were fighting for recognition of what they say was an inexcusable mistake by Kaiser Roseville and help for the healing Mia will need in the future.
Now, they say they have both.
These days, Mia Stevens is learning how to be a great big sister to two-week-old Mya and she’s still learning how to deal with what happened to her last may at Kaiser Roseville.
She received third degree burns on her right arm when IV antibiotics were pumped into her tiny hand instead of a vein, scarring her from the inside out.
But now, along with a baby sister, the other new development in her life is a settlement with the hospital where she was hurt.
“They wanted to do all they can to help Mia and that’s all we wanted for Mia,” said her father, Charles Stevens.
Mia’s parents couldn’t sue the hospital in open court because they signed that right away, as all Kaiser patients do, when they enrolled for coverage.
They were allowed to seek relief through arbitration, something they say other parents shouldn’t be afraid to do.
“When we’re sick we need to go to the doctor, but no one’s perfect,” said Stevens. “Most medical malpractice cases are not pursued, they’re just forgotten. They’re swept under the rug, so I admire the Stevens family for saying, ‘We’re going to do something about this not only for our child, but to prevent it from happening to other children,’” said Moseley Collins, Stevens’ family attorney.
In their original demands, the Stevens family asked for extra training for nurses to stop another injury like this.
In statements to FOX40, Kaiser has said, “We are very sorry that this occurred and understand how distressing it is for Mia and her family. A situation like this should not occur.”
Settlement terms keep the Stevens from discussing specific monetary or educational concessions made by the hospital, but they’re confident all is being done so that Mia’s case stands alone.
When FOX 40 visited Mia Monday she was taking a break from wearing the compression glove that is part of her treatment to control scarring.
That is the big concern for her future along with maintaining function. Her recovery is far from over.
Family, Kaiser Reach Settlement in Malpractice Complaint
Sonseeahray Tonsall
FOX40
Dec. 5, 2012
FOX40 first reported what happened to little Mia Stevens back in September.
Then, her parents were fighting for recognition of what they say was an inexcusable mistake by Kaiser Roseville and help for the healing Mia will need in the future.
Now, they say they have both.
These days, Mia Stevens is learning how to be a great big sister to two-week-old Mya and she’s still learning how to deal with what happened to her last may at Kaiser Roseville.
She received third degree burns on her right arm when IV antibiotics were pumped into her tiny hand instead of a vein, scarring her from the inside out.
But now, along with a baby sister, the other new development in her life is a settlement with the hospital where she was hurt.
“They wanted to do all they can to help Mia and that’s all we wanted for Mia,” said her father, Charles Stevens.
Mia’s parents couldn’t sue the hospital in open court because they signed that right away, as all Kaiser patients do, when they enrolled for coverage.
They were allowed to seek relief through arbitration, something they say other parents shouldn’t be afraid to do.
“When we’re sick we need to go to the doctor, but no one’s perfect,” said Stevens. “Most medical malpractice cases are not pursued, they’re just forgotten. They’re swept under the rug, so I admire the Stevens family for saying, ‘We’re going to do something about this not only for our child, but to prevent it from happening to other children,’” said Moseley Collins, Stevens’ family attorney.
In their original demands, the Stevens family asked for extra training for nurses to stop another injury like this.
In statements to FOX40, Kaiser has said, “We are very sorry that this occurred and understand how distressing it is for Mia and her family. A situation like this should not occur.”
Settlement terms keep the Stevens from discussing specific monetary or educational concessions made by the hospital, but they’re confident all is being done so that Mia’s case stands alone.
When FOX 40 visited Mia Monday she was taking a break from wearing the compression glove that is part of her treatment to control scarring.
That is the big concern for her future along with maintaining function. Her recovery is far from over.
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