Overview

This page concerns an emergency stroke presentation at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah, where the complaint alleges that Dr. Michael A. Errico failed to properly evaluate and diagnose the stroke and failed to administer appropriate treatment, including TPA.

System St. Joseph’s Hospital
Fact pattern Emergency stroke presentation followed by failure to diagnose and failure to administer TPA
Alleged harm Serious physical injury and death

Chronology

  1. Nina Kapoor was brought to the emergency department at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, Georgia, with symptoms consistent with a stroke.
  2. Dr. Michael A. Errico allegedly failed to properly evaluate and diagnose her stroke.
  3. The appropriate treatment, including TPA, allegedly was not administered.
  4. Mrs. Kapoor suffered serious physical injury and ultimately died.

Alleged failures

Dr. Michael A. Errico allegedly failed to properly evaluate a patient presenting with stroke-consistent symptoms.

The stroke allegedly was not properly diagnosed in the emergency department.

Appropriate stroke treatment, including TPA, allegedly was not administered in time.

Entities

St. Joseph’s HospitalSavannah, GeorgiaDr. Michael A. ErricoEmergency departmentTPA
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