Hospital Neglect Leads to Drowning Death

As was first reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution several months ago, a Gwinnett County jury recently awarded $5 million dollars to the family of a new mother who drowned in a bathtub at a local hospital.  The new mother, who was being treated for post-partum high blood pressure, apparently collapsed in the bathtub while taking a shower.  Her mother later found her, but she died the next day.  In the lawsuit, the family alleged that video footage from outside the decedent's room confirmed that no nurses or other health care providers entered her room to check on her for an extended period of time. 

Unfortunately, given nursing shortages and the escalating number of patients in U.S. hospitals, incidents of hospital neglect / hospital abuse / hospital negligence are becoming all too common.  The lawyers at STSW have handled extensive cases involving nursing negligence /nursing abuse in the past.  If you or a loved one believe you have been the victim of nursing or hospital negligence / nursing or hospital malpractice, call the lawyers at STSW for a free consultation.