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Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

 

Department File Number :	M201575849
Claim Number :	153129
Date Submitted :	9/21/2017

 

Insurer Information
Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTH CARE INDEMNITY, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
61-0904881
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Teresa			Ross
Street Address
One Park Plaza P.O. Box 555
City				State	Zip
Nashville				TN	37202
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 344 - 5804			Teresa.Ross@HCAHealthcare.com

 

Insured Information
Type		Entity Name
Entity		Westside Regional Medical Center
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		8201 West Broward Blvd.
City		State	Zip Code	County
Plantation		FL	33324	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HCI-10114		$5,000,000		$10,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Hospitals
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

 

Injured Person Information
First Name		MI	Last Name		Date of Birth
Street Address				Gender	County where Injury Occurred
				M	Broward
City				State	Zip Code
Location where injury occured			Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution			Code
WESTSIDE REG. MED. CTR (PLANTATION)			100228
Location of Institutional Injury			Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other			Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
Date of Occurrence			Date Reported to Insurer
4/21/2014			9/5/2014

 

Diagnostic Information
Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Acute myocardial infarction.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient underwent cardiac catheterization. Several hours later patient needed to be returned to ccatheterization lab. Patient went into ventricular arrest with ventricular fibrillation & was resuscitated for prolonged period of time. Patient suffered hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
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Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Anoxic brain injury.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Major - Paraplegia, blindness, loss of two limbs, brain damage.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

 

Legal Information
Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			10/5/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Zelnick, M.D., Kenneth
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
After arbitration is initiated or prior to suit being filed.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim subject to arbitration, but settlement reached in lieu of award.
Date of Payment
10/4/2016

 

Financial Information
Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?					Yes
Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured					$15,250,000
Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel					$242,579
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid					$164,618
Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss					$1,000,000
Deductible					$0
Injured Person's Total Economic Loss
Incurred to Date Anticipated Medical Expense $388,000 $9,358,047 Wage Loss $737,495 $3,766,458 Other Expenses $0 $0
Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely
Review of policies and procedures.

 

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