2020Doe suffered from peripheral vascular disease in his lower extremities as a result of his diabetic condition. Doe underwent a successful partial leg amputation in 2018. Doe was discharged to a nursing home for rehabilitation and while a resident he was sent out to Woe hospital for a potential gastrointestinal bleed. During his five-day stay at the hospital, his stump surgical area was not assessed and his dressing was not changed by the nurses. Doe’s stump surgical incision became infected with gangrenous necrotic tissue. His stump later had to be revised.
The parties settled prior to trial for $175,000