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It is worth noting that situations similar to those described in this medical malpractice case could just as easily occur at any of the healthcare facilities in the area, such as Kaiser Permanente, UC Davis Medical Center, Mercy, Methodist, or Sutter.
SACRAMENTO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT
Plaintiffs, MALYIA JEFFERS by her Guardian Ad Litem, THERESE ADAMS, CLPF, RYAN JEFFERS AND LEAH YANG, allege against CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE WEST dba METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO, CYNTHIA R. MYAS, CHRISTOPHER SCHAAL, JEFF FITE, SURJIT NIJJAR, GREGORY R. ROSELLINI, EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS MEDICAL GROUP, INC., and DOES 1 through 100, as follows:
While in the waiting room MALYIA grew sicker and weaker. The parents of MALYIA repeatedly asked and begged defendants to treat their daughter. Defendants chose not to do so and instructed them to continue waiting. Approximately five hours after arriving at the hospital MALYIA was seen for the first time by a physician after her father and mother pushed past defendants’ employees and demanded to see a doctor.
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At all times and places mentioned herein, defendants, and each of them, carelessly and negligently instructed, examined, diagnosed, prescribed for, cared for, and treated plaintiff,
MALYIA JEFFERS, including but not limited to, choosing to delay necessary medical treatment and negligently performing hospital, medical, nursing, laboratory, and radiological care and services in a delayed, careless, and negligent manner, all below the standard of care, all of which directly and legally resulted in the damages to MALYIA JEFFERS.
As a direct and proximate result of defendants’ negligence, MALYIA JEFFERS suffered quadruple amputations of both her feet, her left hand and all the fingers on her right hand. As a result, she will continue to suffer catastrophic injuries and loss of enjoyment of life all to her general damages, past and future.
As a further direct and proximate result of said negligence and carelessness of the defendants, and each of them, MALYIA JEFFERS has incurred and will in the future incur expenses for medical care, nursing and attendant care, medications, prosthetics, medical supplies, equipment and procedures, all to her economic damages, past and future.
As a direct and proximate result of the aforesaid negligent acts and misconduct of the defendants, and each of them, MALYIA JEFFERS has suffered and will continue to suffer future lost wages and the total loss of future earning capacity all to her economic damage. (See Part 6 of 7.)
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