Personal Injury Law

$5.3 Million DuPage County Medical Malpractice Settlement Reached in Carol Stream Woman?s Wrongful Death

A $5.3 million DuPage County, Illinois wrongful death settlement has been reached between the husband of Samantha Medina and Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield Radiology Consultants, Dr. Mark Kelly, Dr. Henry Echiverri, and Neuromed Clinic, LLC. Medina died on December 27, 2006 a little over two weeks after she was admitted to the Winfield, Illinois hospital.

The 24-year-old Carol Stream woman was admitted to the hospital after she complained of numbness on her right side and a sudden headache. Her husband, Chris Medina, accused doctors at the hospital of DuPage County medical malpractice due to their alleged failure to properly evaluate and treat his wife.

Carol and Chris?s son is now 6.

DuPage County, Illinois Medical Malpractice
Patients rely on their physician to diagnose injuries or illnesses, provide medical care, which can?depending on the type of doctor?include diagnosing the patient, prescribing medication, ordering tests, referring the patient to a specialist, scheduling follow up visits, performing surgery, recommending physical therapy, and providing post-operative consultations. Failure to properly evaluate a resident can prevent him/her from getting the care needed to recover.

Medical professionals must provide patients with a certain standard of medical care while prevent medical errors from happening. Just one mistake can prove catastrophic.

$5.3 million settlement in death of Carol Stream woman, Chicago Breaking News, August 26, 2007

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Full post as published by Chicago Injury Attorney Blog on August 26, 2010 (boomark / email).