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Hospital Gives Overdose
San Francisco, CA: (Apr-30-08) A lawsuit was filed on behalf of John Weatherspoon III against San Francisco General Hospital, alleging that the hospital's negligence resulted in the 40-year-old man's needing medical attention round the clock. The suit stated that Weatherspoon III was at the hospital in 2005 seeking treatment for a fever and cough, when hospital staff gave him sedatives for what they thought was renal failure. Hospital records testify that Weatherspoon then suffered cardiorespiratory failure after the staff allegedly failed to monitor following successive doses of sedatives he was given. He also suffered anoxic brain injury that now requires 24-hour care.
As part of a settlement reached in the medical negligence lawsuit, city supervisors recently approved a $ 5.1 million settlement payment that sources say will be used to pay for home care for the remainder of Weatherspoon's life. [KESQ NEWS: SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL TO PAY $5.1 MILLION TO SETTLE SUIT]
Published on May-1-08
As part of a settlement reached in the medical negligence lawsuit, city supervisors recently approved a $ 5.1 million settlement payment that sources say will be used to pay for home care for the remainder of Weatherspoon's life. [
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