Family Settles $3 Million Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

The family of Heather Sloan, a patient who died after negligent medical treatment in the emergency room of Chester Regional Medical Center in South Carolina, has agreed to settle their medical malpractice lawsuit with six physicians.

According to the lawsuit, Sloan went to Chester Regional hospital on three occasions in 2005 for treatment for abdominal pain.  Sloan was sent home after the medical professional who read her CT scan did not see that her intestines were twisted.  Sloan returned to the hospital's emergency room two more times complaining of severe abdominal pain before doctors and surgeons found the bowel torsion.  Sloan died the night of the operation from her untreated condition.

The $3 million settlement with the six doctors named in the lawsuit must be approved by the judge.  Last year, the hospital settled the claim with the family for $250,000.

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