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Grady Memorial complaint alleges trauma-care delay after abdominal evisceration

The complaint alleges that a patient was transported by ambulance to Grady Memorial Hospital as a Level 1 trauma patient after a high-impact motor-vehicle collision with an open abdominal wound and visible organ exposure. Hospital staff failed to provide timely surgical evaluation or stabilization, left the patient unattended, and prepared discharge paperwork while the patient remained in critical condition. The patient later hemorrhaged in the trauma bay, required emergency intervention and multiple subsequent surgeries, and suffered permanent injuries.

System
Grady Health System
Facility
Grady Memorial Hospital
Providers involved
Grady Health System / Grady Memorial Hospital / David Bower / Yhaneek Douglas-Mattis / Jacob Goergen / Alison Kelley / Elizabeth Lewinger / Troy Marxen / Jonathan Nguyen / Nicole Petcka / Nicholas Rowe / Victoria Wagner / David Wright
Pattern
Alleged delay in treating abdominal evisceration and alleged discharge attempt after motor-vehicle collision
Harm
Alleged catastrophic internal injuries, multiple emergency surgeries, extended hospitalization, and permanent physical impairment

Overview

This page concerns a public complaint alleging that Grady Memorial Hospital providers delayed emergency trauma care for a patient with abdominal evisceration after a motor-vehicle collision.

Chronology

The complaint alleges as follows:

  1. The patient was transported by ambulance to Grady Memorial Hospital on November 10, 2023 as a Level 1 trauma patient after a high-impact collision.
  2. The patient arrived with an open abdominal wound and visible organ exposure.
  3. The patient was left unattended without timely surgical evaluation or stabilization.
  4. Staff prepared discharge paperwork while the patient remained in critical condition.
  5. The patient began to hemorrhage severely in the trauma bay and required emergency intervention.
  6. The patient required multiple emergency surgeries and extended hospitalization at another facility.

Alleged failures

The complaint alleges the following failures:

  • Staff failed to promptly triage and treat a patient with visible abdominal evisceration.
  • The hospital failed to summon surgical personnel or provide timely operative intervention.
  • Providers failed to monitor the patient’s vital signs and internal bleeding.
  • The facility attempted to discharge the patient while she was still in a medical crisis.
  • Grady Health System failed to properly train or supervise trauma personnel.

Entities and tags

Grady Health SystemGrady Memorial HospitalAbdominal eviscerationHemorrhageTrauma bayLevel 1 traumaMotor-vehicle collisionEmergency surgeryDelayed treatmentPremature dischargeFailure to monitorEmergency medicineTrauma surgeryNursingHospital care