Iowa father dies after doctor makes unfathomable error after surgery, lawsuit claims

An Iowa family is blaming doctors for the death of their father after they say his medical team failed to give him life-saving antibiotics. While it was not ruled that Mr Schwarz's death was directly caused by not getting doxycycline, a jury awarded her $1.65million in damages because her father did not receive the care he needed Pictured above is Steve Schwarz, 67, with his daughter Heather Barrett. His family has won $1.65million in damages over the death following a lawsuit MRSA is a serious bacterial infection that plagues many hospitals because of the heavy use of antibiotics and vulnerable patients there. Mr Schwarz's daughter described her father as 'thriving' when he first arrived at the care home and expected him to be home within two weeks. His daughter Ms Barrett described her father as 'thriving' and someone who would regularly ride ATVs and take cross country road trips Mr Schwarz contracted the bacteria after he was admitted to the hospital for spinal surgery Ms Barrett told local media outlet KWWL.com: 'When he was finally transferred, the infectious disease experts at the University of Iowa Hospitals were shocked that they had discontinued his antibiotic and that no one had followed up on his MRSA diagnosis.