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| INGRAM v MUSKOGEE REG MED CTR - This suit arises from the death of LaTasha Ingram after she suffered a gunshot wound to the chest. The following facts are not disputed. Ms. Ingram was shot in the early hours of the morning and taken to the emergency room at Muskogee Regional Medical Center (MRMC) in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The emergency room physician, Dr. Russell Shepheard, initiated treatment and called the on-call surgeon, Dr. Jay Gregory. Dr. Gregory ordered Ms. Ingram transferred to the intensive care unit over the phone, and determined later at the hospital that she needed cardiovascular surgery. Because MRMC lacked the necessary surgeons, Dr. Gregory arranged for Ms. Ingram to be transferred to St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. The risks were explained to plaintiff, Ms. Ingram's mother, who then requested the transfer in writing. Ms. Ingram died shortly after she was transferred from MRMC. [ more ]
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE--FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE BREAST CANCER--ALTERED MEDICAL RECORDS - Plaintiff was 45 years old in August, 1992 when she saw her primary care physician, an internist, for an annual physical examination. The internist ordered a screening mammogram which revealed an abnormality in the right breast. A follow-up compression mammogram demonstrated a mass in the upper inner quadrant of the right breast which was reported "highly suspicious for carcinoma". The radiologists recommended needle localization and removal of this mass. [ more ]
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Physicians have operated on the wrong body part or the wrong patient over 108 times in the last two years.
