Uniontown Hospital Sued For Wrongful Death
The Estate of Faith Shumar filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Uniontown Hospital alleging its emergency room misdiagnosed a heart condition that resulted in Shumar's death. According to the lawsuit Shumar died of a myocardial infarction five days after she visited the hospital's emergency room with chest pains. It seems the hospital discharged Shumar from its emergency department, despite having conducted a diagnostic test that found irregularities with Shumar's heart. Documents filed in the lawsuit say the hospital knew Shumar had risk factors for heart disease and therefore should have admitted Shumar for more tests.
Instead of admitting her for more tests and observations, the hospital discharged her from the emergency room with a diagnosis of non-cardiac chest pain. It is hard to tell at this point if the hospital did this to save money or if they just have poor policies in place. Chest pains are usually indications of something more serious and given her family history one would think the hospital would have taken the pains more seriously. If you are in Illinois and have a similar incident you should contact my office to discuss your case for free.
