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Daughter Commits Suicide in Doctor Care

By Steven M. Levin and John J. Perconti

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A young girl in a hospital for mental illnesses took her life while on suicide watch. According to her family, she was supposed to be on suicide watch where she would be checked every five minutes. The girl killed herself, a clear case of medical negligence according to investigators. The medical staff did not come in five minute increments to check on her. The counselors were fired. The family is now filing a medical malpractice suit against the hospital.

Read more about this outrageous medical malpractice case here.

Full post as published by Illinois Medical Malpractice Blog on May 10, 2009 (boomark / email).

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