In her final hours, Amber Nicole Thurman suffered from a grave infection that her suburban Atlanta hospital was well-equipped to treat. Tasked with examining pregnancy-related deaths to improve maternal health, the experts, including 10 doctors, deemed hers “preventable” and said the hospital’s delay in performing the critical procedure had a “large” impact on her fatal outcome. Thurman arrived at Piedmont …
In her final hours, Amber Nicole Thurman suffered from a grave infection that her suburban Atlanta hospital was well-equipped to treat. Tasked with examining pregnancy-related deaths to improve maternal health, the experts, including 10 doctors, deemed hers “preventable” and said the hospital’s delay in performing the critical procedure had a “large” impact on her fatal outcome. Thurman’s case marks the …
by Kavitha Surana ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Tasked with examining pregnancy-related deaths to improve maternal health, the experts, including 10 doctors, deemed hers “preventable” and said the hospital’s delay in performing the critical procedure had a “large” impact on her fatal outcome. Thurman arrived at Piedmont Henry Hospital in Stockbridge at 6:51 p.m. ProPublica obtained the summary …
Blanca Lopez was drowning. Once stabilized on the ECMO machine, Blanca Lopez was transported from Glendale Adventist hospital to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. “We knew if we didn’t get her back on ECMO, she wouldn’t live through the night,” Valentine said, “or until her family could get here.” She phoned Criztiaan. “I know you’re going to hold on to …
