We’ve been posting about different topics recently, but more than once, the University Medical Center has come under fire for different reasons. Now come allegations that UMC did not treat a woman in labor, and if her allegations turn out to be accurate, it could open UMC up to a substantial amount of legal liability on several fronts. What’s worse about this story is that it ended in tragedy.
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal:
“If Roshunda Abney is telling the truth about being ignored for hours at University Medical Center’s emergency room before she gave birth prematurely last week, Clark County Commissioner Lawrence Weekly wants to know why it happened.
In a Las Vegas Review-Journal story Sunday, Abney said she screamed in pain for six hours at UMC while she waited to be treated. She also said she unsuccessfully sought treatment at Valley Hospital Medical Center before finally giving up and going home. She gave birth to a baby girl who died less than an hour later.
The 25-year-old woman had not known she was six months pregnant.
“I feel very bad for the family,” Weekly said.
If Abney’s description of events are accurate, “it is totally unacceptable,” Weekly said. “If this happened, we have to know how and why it happened.”
Weekly, who serves as chairman of the Board of Trustees of county-owned UMC, confirmed Monday that Abney’s case is being investigated internally.
A woman who was sitting near Abney in a crowded UMC waiting room, Victoria Taylor, corroborated Abney’s allegations about what happened at UMC.
“This woman who I didn’t know kept moaning, ‘Oh, Jesus, please help me,’” Taylor said.”
The woman also claims to have gone to Valley Hospital, where she was also refused treatment. If you or someone you love has been improperly treated by medical professionals, you need to take action by contacting a Las Vegas personal injury lawyer who understands what it takes to hold large operations accountable. Contact Jack Bernstein & Associates today to schedule a free initial consultation.
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