A family is now suing the University of Chicago Hospital and one of its doctors, claiming negligence.
Stephanie WadeThe family of Ruth Colby, who was Silver Cross' CEO, has filed a lawsuit against University of Chicago Hospital, claiming negligence after her death.She served as president and CEO of Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox.Five months ago, her family said, the unimaginable happened.
On Sept. 25, Colby went in for a minimally invasive robotic heart valve procedure at the University of Chicago Hospital."The way it was explained: in the hospital on a Monday, recoup on Tuesday, home Wednesday, back at work in two weeks," DeFrank said.Colby was unable to transition off of bypass, and suffered severe heart failure.
"He tried to fix it, and then he tried to fix what he was fixing, and, in the process, he did more damage. Then she ends up with heart failure that she couldn't recover from," said Keith A. Hebeisen, with Clifford Law Offices.
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