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Recent News About Anderson Hospital

• Intestine lacerated medical malpractice suit claims

  By Steve Gonzalez | Thursday, Mar 13, 2008 @ 2:17am

  Penny Keller filed a medical malpractice suit against Dr. James Dalla Riva and Anderson Hospital in Madison County Circuit Court March 11, alleging she had complications due to Dalla Riva's alleged negligence.

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• Med-mal suit against Anderson anesthesiologists gets quick boot

  By Steve Gonzalez | Thursday, Feb 28, 2008 @ 7:14am

  Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder Jurors took just two hours to clear two Maryville anesthesiologists of any wrongdoing in a medical malpractice trial that had nearly lasted four weeks.

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• Nursing expert testifies that plaintiff's bills could be $8.4 million

  By Steve Gonzalez | Friday, Feb 15, 2008 @ 12:38am

  Crowder A certified life care nurse planner testified that medical bills for a plaintiff in a Madison County medical malpractice case could be as high as $8.4 million if the woman lives another 30 years.

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• Rosewood wants cases transferred or dismissed

  By Steve Gonzalez | Friday, Feb 8, 2008 @ 4:51am

  Rosewood Care Center wants Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack to transfer a wrongful death suit to Springfield arguing that a contract stipulates that proper forum for any civil lawsuit shall be in Sangamon County.

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• Trial of anesthesiologist accused of over-sedating suspended one day for juror's illness

  By Steve Gonzalez | Thursday, Feb 7, 2008 @ 4:20pm

  Crowder Days into a month-long medical malpractice trial Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder gave jurors a day off so that one of them could try to recover from the flu.

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• Estate claims colon perforated during colonoscopy

  By Steve Gonzalez | Thursday, Nov 29, 2007 @ 6:00am

  Anderson Hospital in Maryville The estate of a woman who died due to complications of a perforated colon filed a wrongful death suit against Anderson Hospital and Dr. Stephen Prange Striegel in Madison County Circuit Court Nov. 20.

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• Christian Hospital, Rosewood named in negligence suit

  By Ann Knef | Thursday, Oct 18, 2007 @ 11:00am

  The estate of Edith M. Vieth has filed suit against Christian Hospital Northeast-Northwest and Rosewood Care Center of Edwarsville claiming they failed to properly treat her pressure sores.

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• Jurors find for plaintiff in Gingrich case; reduce award to $200k

  By Steve Gonzalez and Ann Knef | Tuesday, Oct 9, 2007 @ 4:16am

  A Madison County jury awarded a fraction of damages sought in a medical malpractice claim against area obstetrician Tina Gingrich, M.D.

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• Dr. Gingrich on defense stand in Madison County med mal trial

  By Steve Gonzalez | Thursday, Oct 4, 2007 @ 2:24am

  An area obstetrician will testify Thursday morning on her behalf to defend allegations that she deviated from the standard of care when delivering a baby who suffers from Erb's Palsy.

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• Madison County's med mal rules approved by Illinois Supreme Court

  By Steve Gonzalez | Wednesday, Sep 26, 2007 @ 9:35am

  The Illinois Supreme Court recently approved Madison County's medical malpractice rule on mandatory mediation, according to Chief Judge Ann Callis.

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• Kusmierczak estate files wrongful death claim against Anderson Hospital

  By Steve Gonzalez | Tuesday, Jul 17, 2007 @ 10:21am

  The estate of Scott Kusmierczak filed a wrongful death suit against Anderson Hospital in Maryville in Madison County Circuit Court July 16, alleging the hospital's negligence caused his death.

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• Woman sues after botched medical procedure

  By Steve Gonzalez | Thursday, Jul 12, 2007 @ 2:00am

  Anderson Hospital A woman who suffered complications after an outpatient procedure filed a medical malpractice suit against Anderson Hospital and Dr. Dennis Hurford in Madison County Circuit Court June 27.

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• Man seeks $225,000 in med mal case

  By Steve Gonzalez | Monday, Jul 9, 2007 @ 7:23am

  Anderson Hospital Ronald Walker filed a three-count medical malpractice suit against Anderson Hospital, Dr. David Autry and Maryville Radiology Group in Madison County Circuit Court June 27, seeking damages in excess of $225,000.

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• Med mal cases to be mediated in Madison County

  By Steve Gonzalez | Monday, Jun 18, 2007 @ 1:54pm

  Medical malpractice lawsuits filed in Madison County will now go through mediation if a newly created judicial review panel gives the go-ahead, according to an announcement released Monday by Chief Judge Ann Callis.

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• Monday, April 16

  By The Madison County Record | Thursday, Apr 12, 2007 @ 8:00am

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• March 26-30

  By Steve Gonzalez | Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 @ 3:00pm

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• Nursing home resident suffered narcotic overdose, suit claims

  By Ann Knef | Thursday, Mar 22, 2007 @ 6:03am

  Rosewood Care Center of Edwardsville is being sued for allegedly putting a narcotic patch on a resident before removing another resulting in an overdose and aspiration pneumonia.

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• Baby docs duel over corporate break-up

  By Steve Korris | Wednesday, Mar 7, 2007 @ 2:16pm

  Doctors about to face juries in malpractice trials usually focus all attention on their defense, but not Tina Gingrich of Maryville Women's Center.

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• March 5-9

  By Steve Gonzalez | Sunday, Mar 4, 2007 @ 4:43am

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• Feb. 12-16

  By Steve Gonzalez | Friday, Feb 9, 2007 @ 6:41am

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