Our client was 63 year-old-woman who felt ill after she arrived for work, her
hands trembling. Her employer rushed her to the Emergency Department of
Winthrop Hospital in Mineola, New York, where she sat waiting for a doctor. Due to the delirium brought on by her fever, our client requested
she be allowed to lie down. Hospital staff then placed her in a gurney
where she was then attended to by a nurse. On the gurney, the client/patient asked for
some Tylenol and soon after fell asleep.
Leaving the patient’s
side to get the medication, the nurse neglected to raise the side rail of the
gurney. When the nurse returned she found the patient on the floor next
to the gurney, unconscious. As a result of the fall, the
patient suffered injuries to her back and hip, which ultimately resulted in surgery one year later. We alleged that the hospital was negligent and that it committed malpractice by its failure to raise
the side rail of the gurney after leaving the patient unattended. Prior to
trial, attorney Steven Levy, Esq. subpoenaed the Hospital’s internal safety regulations related to the
proper use of side rails in the Hospital. The Hospital moved to
quash the subpoena, however, we successfully opposed the motion. Rather than
reveal the Hospital’s internal safety regulations, the Hospital chose to settle
the case at trial.
Should you or a loved one not receive the care you believe you should be receiving at a hospital, nursing home or other facility, contact SILER & INGBER, LLP at 1-877-529-4343 for a free consultation.
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