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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Woman Who Lost Left Eye Sues Hospital, Doctors
A woman from Beaumont, Texas is seeking over $5 million in damages from two local doctors and a hospital after an infection resulted in the loss of her left eye. Georgia Black filed a medical malpractice lawsuit recently against Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth, Dr. Shungman Kirby Lee and Dr. Eric Adam Mark. According to the petition, Ms. Black had been under the care of Dr. Lee for several years for chronic kidney disease, diabetic nephropathy and high blood pressure.
In July 2005, she went to the emergency room at the hospital for those pre-existing medical conditions and was admitted. The suit says she consulted with Dr. Lee, who advised her to remain at the hospital and continue treatment with Dr. Mark, the attending physician. According to the petition, Ms. Black "incurred endophthalmitis of her left eye while a patient at Chrustus St. Elizabeth Hospital as a result of a catheter being place din her neck of the instruction of her attending physician, defendant Eric Adam Mark, M.D."
Endophthalmitis is a condition involving inflammation and swelling within the eyeball and is most often caused by infection with bacteria or other micro-organisms. It was the defendant's delay in treatment that caused Ms. Black to lose her left eye.
She is seeking damages for past and future medical expenses, physical pain and suffering, mental anguish, impairment, psychological treatment and loss of service.
If you or a loved one has suffered or died due to medical malpractice in Philadelphia, please contact the experienced medical malpractice attorneys at Pomerantz Perlberger & Lewis, serving clients in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In July 2005, she went to the emergency room at the hospital for those pre-existing medical conditions and was admitted. The suit says she consulted with Dr. Lee, who advised her to remain at the hospital and continue treatment with Dr. Mark, the attending physician. According to the petition, Ms. Black "incurred endophthalmitis of her left eye while a patient at Chrustus St. Elizabeth Hospital as a result of a catheter being place din her neck of the instruction of her attending physician, defendant Eric Adam Mark, M.D."
Endophthalmitis is a condition involving inflammation and swelling within the eyeball and is most often caused by infection with bacteria or other micro-organisms. It was the defendant's delay in treatment that caused Ms. Black to lose her left eye.
She is seeking damages for past and future medical expenses, physical pain and suffering, mental anguish, impairment, psychological treatment and loss of service.
If you or a loved one has suffered or died due to medical malpractice in Philadelphia, please contact the experienced medical malpractice attorneys at Pomerantz Perlberger & Lewis, serving clients in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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