The Sun Times Media of Chicago reports a jury has awarded $22.3 million to the parents of a boy who allegedly lost his left leg and suffered cognitive deficiencies and developmental delays due to medical negligence on the part of Advocate Christ Medical Center/Hope Children’s Hospital, in the Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn.
According to medical negligence attorneys Antonio M. Romanucci and Stephan D. Blandin who represented the parents, the boy was born Advocate Christ with a congenital heart defect which required a shunt procedure. Two weeks after being sent home, his parents took him to the emergency room at the hospital.
While there, the jury concluded, the hospital and staff made several negligent errors including the failure to make a timely diagnosis of the shunt problem, subjecting the boy to an unnecessary cardiac catheterization, improperly applying a pressure dressing to the boy’s leg, failing to monitor his pulse, and improperly destroying an echocardiogram.
Jake Tinman was born on May 15, 1999 at Advocate Christ with a congenital heart defect which required a shunt procedure. He was then sent home with his parents, Pamela and Michael Tinman, of Bolingbrook. Two weeks later, Jake’s parents took him to the emergency room at the hospital where a series of delays and overall negligent care led to his injuries. His left leg, which was alleged to have been improperly dressed in the operating room, ultimately had to be amputated. Delayed treatment and cardiac catheterization led to his cognitive deficiencies and developmental delays.
