Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

 
Department File Number : M201781725
Claim Number : 156860
Date Submitted : 2/13/2018
 
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 Plantation General Hospital
Insurer Type Street Address of Practice
Licensed 401 NW 42nd Avenue
City State Zip Code County
Plantation FL 33317 Broward
Policy Number Per Claim Policy Limits Aggregate Policy Limits
HCI-10113 $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
  F Broward
City State Zip Code
     
Location where injury occured Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility  
Name of Institution Code
PLANTATION GENERAL HOSPITAL 100167
Location of Institutional Injury Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room  
Date of Occurrence Date Reported to Insurer
12/10/2013 12/8/2015
 
Diagnostic Information
 
Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Sickle cell crisis, back pain.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient suffered a stroke 7 days after admission as a result of massive sickling crisis, which was allowed to persist during admission due to delayed & inadequate red blood cell transfusions & undiagnosed/untreated acute chest syndrome.
Diagnostic Code :  
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Stroke.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

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 3/20/2017
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Dennis, M.D., David
Frankel, M.D., Joel
The US Oncology Network
US Oncology Specialty, LP
Florida Institute of Health
South Florida Oncology and Hematology Consultants, LLC
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed).
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision Other
No Court Proceedings.  
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
3/15/2017
 
Financial Information
 
Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? Yes
Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured $6,000,000
Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel $75,144
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid $47,025
Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss $500,000
Deductible $0
Injured Person's Total Economic Loss
  Incurred to Date Anticipated
Medical Expense $124,000 $3,500,000
Wage Loss $0 $2,000,000
Other Expenses $0 $0
Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely
Review of policies and procedures.
 
Updates
 
No updates found.

 

 

*NR: Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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