Dr. Jan Cunningham and his wife have filed suit against Thomas Memorial Hospital and two doctors who treated him between April 8th and May 9th.  Cunningham had been admitted for abdominal surgery.

According to the lawsuit the hospital and doctors failed to provide adequate, safe medical care including proper assessment, monitoring and treatment.  The suit alleges that Cunningham developed an infection that deteriorated  to a point of having decreased consciousness, severe abdominal pain and septic shock.  It also alleges that Cunningham’s condition was allowed to get bad enough that ventilation and additional surgeries were necessary.

As a result, Cunningham alleges, he has lost income, become permanently disfigured and disabled, suffered physical and emotional pain in addition to the physical injury and medical bills he is facing.

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