CHICAGO — A man is suing Northwestern Memorial Hospital, citing negligence after a relative's death.
Michael E. Jones filed a complaint on Aug. 15,in Cook County Circuit Court against Northwestern Memorial Hospital alleging a patient, identified as Nancy Jones, suffered a massive bleed and shock, after a medical device that assisted the heart and pumped blood through her body had dislodged from her femoral artery, which resulted in her death in August 2016.
The plaintiff holds Northwestern Memorial Hospital responsible because the defendant allegedly failed to ensure qualified personnel inserted and maintained the ECMO device, failed to respond in a timely manner, and failed to install an alarm to notify staff upon the malfunction of the ECMO.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks judgment against defendant greater than $50,000 plus costs of action. He is represented by Kevin W. O'Connor of O'Connor Law Firm Ltd. in Chicago.
Cook County Circuit Court Case number 18-L-8842