Stamford Hospital to appeal $12.5M malpractice verdict
BRIDGEPORT — Stamford Hospital officials said Thursday they will appeal a $12.5 million medical malpractice verdict handed down recently by a Superior Court jury here.
The jury ordered Stamford Health, owner of the hospital, to pay $12.5 million to the family of a Westport man who died following thigh surgery at the hospital in 2015.
Following a trial, the 6-member jury found that an orthopedic surgeon at the hospital, Dr. Edward Feliciano, deviated from acceptable standards of care and negligently caused the death of 63year-old Keith Gilmore.
“We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the Gilmore family. We are disappointed with the jury’s verdict which we believe is inconsistent with the evidence. We believe that there is no basis for any claim that Dr. Edward Feliciano did not provide appropriate care and we will vigorously pursue an appeal,” hospital officials said in a statement.
According to the lawsuit, filed by Stephanie Roberge, of the New Haven law firm Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab and Roberge, in May 2015 Gilmore was admitted to the Tully Center at Stamford Hospital for a one day surgery for a quadriceps tendon rupture repair.
Three weeks later Gilmore suffered a pulmonary embolism and died.
The lawsuit claimed that Gilmore was at high risk for developing a post operative deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and therefore should have received a blood thinner to prevent the development of a post operative blood clot.
He developed a blood clot in his leg that ultimately traveled to his lung resulting in his death, the lawsuit states.