Misdiagnosed Pinay nurse gets $7-M
July 10, 2008
Because the emergency staff, led by Dr. Paul Newskow, failed to promptly diagnose and treat septic arthritis and aspirate the left knee and failed to appreciate laboratory findings as consistent with infection, the “negligent acts” exposed Rosemary to “conscious pain, suffering and permanent disability and injury, which continues to the present day.” It turned out that Ms. Mittenthal had meningitis that was left undiagnosed for three days, according to her lawyer, Mark McNabola. Last June 4th, the Swedish Covenant agreed to pay her $7.8 million to settle her negligence lawsuit. She now “requires 24-hour assistance for all care.” Ms. Mittenthal was an active community leader several years ago. She ran but lost for the presidency of the Filipino American Council of Greater Chicago (FACC), a community umbrella group in Chicagoland area. According to records from the Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago, when Ms. Mittenthal was rushed to the emergency room “for pain management,” the “orthopedic surgeon felt this was not consistent with osteoarthritis and alternative medications were given.”
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Medical Misdiagnosis is happening much more often them we wish to admit to. If another profession acted like the medical there would have been major changes decades ago.