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A mother is seeking justice for her 4-year-old daughter who died after being rushed to Steward Health Care hospital, but the case is on hold due to the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The child, who had Down Syndrome, was brought in with a fever, elevated heart rate, strep, a seizure, and swelling in the brain, but the mother alleges the hospital staff ignored her after initial examination. The family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the hospital in 2019, but the case has been delayed multiple times and is now on hold due to the hospital’s bankruptcy.
Justice Delayed for Grieving Mother Due to Steward Health Care’s Bankruptcy
A mother seeks justice for her 4-year-old daughter’s death following her rushed admission to a Steward Health Care hospital. This pursuit has been paused due to the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
The Heartbreaking Loss of a Child
Tabatha Toy is forever grieving her daughter Tina, who died in 2016 following an emergency room visit at Brockton’s Good Samaritan Medical Center. Tina, identical twin to Jasmine, was born with Down Syndrome. Despite this, both girls were thriving until Tina fell ill with a seizure.
Medical Negligence Accusations
Medical records reveal that Tina presented with a high fever, elevated heart rate, strep, and brain swelling. Despite her deteriorating condition and visible distress, Toy alleges the hospital staff ignored them. “I feel like we were just put to the side and forgotten. They didn’t care about my daughter,” Toy said.
Legal Delays and Bankruptcy Complications
Toy filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Good Samaritan, a Steward Health Care facility, in 2019. However, the case is just one among many, including medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuits, against Steward now on hold due to its bankruptcy.
Kathryn Wickenheiser, the attorney representing the Toy family, is frustrated. “This case should have been resolved and this family should have closure,” she said. She pinpointed the hospital staff as stretched thin and unresponsive on the day of Tina’s visit.
Tina’s Case and The Ongoing Fight for Justice
The lawsuit indicates that Tina stopped breathing multiple times at Good Samaritan. She was eventually transferred to a Boston hospital but had already suffered major brain damage. Tina was removed from life support the following day, her official cause of death being a viral upper respiratory infection compounded by MRSA pneumonia.
“I want closure, I just want them to be held accountable so they can’t hurt anybody anymore,” Toy stated. Despite these hopes, the case’s mediation is uncertain due to Steward’s bankruptcy and denial of allegations.
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