Pennsylvania | Medical Malpractice
Legal Question
I was recently hospitalized for two days. During my stay in the hospital it was determined that my heart stopped beating for 27 seconds. Subsequent to my stay in the hospital,during a doctor's appointment the doctor said someone should have noticed that my heart stopped beating for that period of time. I related to him the hospital staff did nothing in response to the episode where my heart stopped beating. It was actually me who brought the episode to the attention of a physician's assistant who came into my room approximately 30 minutes after my heart stopped beating. The PA came in my room by happenstance.
I received a letter from the president of the hospital who indicated (perhaps inadvertantly)the hospital staff knew my heart stopped beating and yet took no action. I guess my question is, Is this good? It doesn't seem as though I have suffered any real harm as a result of my heart stopping and then resuming on it's own accord. I just wonder what the significance (if any) of the hopsital knowing my heart stopped beating and doing nothing about it.
Thank you,
William C Nealy
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