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Malpractice News: Death at Dallas, Texas Hospital Emergency Room Linked to Wait for Treatment
Malpractice News: In September 2008, a 58-year old man went to the emergency room at a Dallas, Texas hospital complaining of pain and stabbing sensations in his abdomen. The man was examined by an emergency room nurse within one hour of his arrival at the ER, where he rated his pain as severe and the triage nurse noted his need for care as urgent. After a 19 hour wait to be seen by a doctor, the man went into cardiac arrest and died.
The hospital has received several warnings about excessive wait times in their ER. A 2004 study noted ER wait times so excessive that one in 10 patients left the hospital before seeing a doctor. Since then, that ratio has increased to one in five. A 2007 report showed ER wait times at the hospital averaged over 12 hours before a patient was provided an inpatient bed.
In a related story, a few days prior to this incident, a 29-year old woman went to the same hospital for treatment of a broken leg. During her own 19 hour wait for medical care, she was never seen by a doctor. However, the woman found herself billed $162 for the initial triage by the ER nurse. While the hospital supported their decision to bill the woman, representatives of other hospitals questioned about the incident stated they do not bill patients who leave the ER without being seen by a doctor.
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