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Can Mold Kill? Parents Say Yes and File Lawsuit Against Hospital

By Eddie Farah

Can mold kill?

The families of three young children say yes, and they’ve filed a lawsuit against St. Joseph’s Hospital accusing the hospital of failing to protect the leukemia patients from mold.

The Tampa, Florida hospital was undergoing an expansion in 2008. The suit charges that mold was stirred up during the construction and that the hospital should have known the children suffered weakened immune systems making them susceptible to infections.

Mathew and Karen Gliddon are suing on behalf of their son Mathew, age 5; Patricia Gunn on behalf of her daughter Kaylie, age 2; and Daniel and Mary Lynn Kesler over their daughter Sierra, age 9, according to the Tampa Tribune.

All of the children suffered acute lymphoblastic leukemia and were in the pediatric oncology section on the second floor of the Clyde Perry Cancer Institute.

Even though the expansion was going on on the ground floor, the lawsuit, filed by Steve Yerrid, said the children were exposed to spores and dust which are airborne infections. All three children developed an infection from the mold, aspergillus. The hospital did use barriers around construction areas and says it filtered the air and monitored ventilation systems.

In an e-mail, St. Joseph's spokeswoman Lisa Patterson said, "We take necessary measures to reduce infections throughout our hospitals."

All three children died in April and May of last year. #

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Eddie Farah

Full post as published by Jacksonville Personal Injury Lawyer on February 05, 2009 (boomark / email).