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Settlement Reached in Navy Medical Center Malpractice Case
Posted on Sep 30, 2009
The federal government denies any medical negligence after a Virginia Beach woman died after routine surgery. Miriam Hadley passed away at age 43 in May 2006 at Portsmouth Navy Medical Center following a procedure to remove an infected boil. A federal magistrate judge awarded Hadley’s family $450,000 to settle the medical malpractice case. The federal government admitted no wrongdoing, simply stating that she died at the hospital.
The attorney on Hadley’s behalf, Robert E. Brown, stated that Hadley was a high risk patient previously diagnosed with diabetes as well as other medical issues. The anesthesiologist on the case failed to intubate Hadley post surgery while she was being moved from the operating room to the intensive care unit.
Experts agreed that she should have been fitted for a breathing tube, considering her preexisting conditions. Hadley was left without a breathing tube for 15 minutes before her airway became obstructed and she stopped breathing. She was resuscitated but did not wake up and was declared brain dead. Hadley died four days later.
Hadley’s husband and her college-age son were left behind. Hadley was also a therapeutic foster mother, providing a safe and stable home for four foster children who had challenging situations. Her son and husband will each receive $158,000, with the remaining settlement going towards fees and expenses for the case. Hadley’s community was devastated following the tragedy, and the church she volunteered in renamed its outreach center the Miriam Hadley Outreach Ministry.
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