Little Company of Mary Hospital Malpractice & Violations

Healthcare centers are entrusted with providing quality care that supports patients and families on their journey to better health. Both federal agencies and Illinois health departments closely monitor patient outcomes and satisfaction metrics, offering the community essential insights into how healthcare centers measure up to established standards.

When facilities show low ratings or a history of violations, it raises serious concerns about their ability to fulfill their medical responsibilities. These warning signs often indicate systemic problems that can lead to medical negligence, malpractice, serious injuries, and, in the worst cases, patient deaths.

If you have suffered medical negligence or malpractice at Little Company of Mary Hospital, Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers can help. We hold hospital systems accountable for failing to provide quality care to every person, ensuring you receive fair compensation.

About Little Company of Mary Hospital

Discover the hospital’s performance history, including quality ratings, safety measures, and compliance records that affect patient care.

Overview

OSF Little Company of Mary Hospital is at 2800 West 95th Street, Evergreen Park, IL 60805. Evergreen Park is in the southwestern suburbs of Chicago, approximately 31 minutes away from the city center.

This 298-bed hospital is most known for its Family Birth Center, colloquially known as the “baby hospital,” which provides prenatal care and obstetrics.

Additional services at Little Company of Mary Hospital include emergency medicine, orthopedics, general and outpatient surgery, primary care, women’s health services, and behavioral health care.

Ownership and Affiliations

Little Company of Mary Hospital is legally known as OSF HealthCare Little Company of Mary Medical Center. It is part of the OSF HealthCare System, a Catholic healthcare system founded by the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis.

OSF HealthCare System is a religious nonprofit that operates 16 hospitals in Illinois, such as Sacred Heart Medical Center, and Michigan. Its service area also has 211 primary and specialty care locations.

OSF HealthCare is headquartered in Peoria, Illinois, and it operates both a philanthropic nonprofit and a venture capital firm, offering startup gift funds to promising healthcare companies.

Reputation and Performance

OSF Little Company of Mary Hospital has an average 3-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Its patient survey score is also 3 out of 5 stars, placing it in the middle of all care providers [1].

According to US News and World Report, OSF HealthCare Little Company of Mary Medical Center is rated high-performing in four adult specialties: heart failure, kidney failure, stroke treatment, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) [2].

Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade gives Little Company of Mary Medical Center a B, with better patient care scores than surgical outcome scores [3].

Notable Legal Actions Against Little Company of Mary Hospital

Several medical malpractice lawsuits highlight alleged negligence and patient harm at this facility. Below are significant cases that have been filed against the hospital.

Failure to Monitor Patient’s Condition Leads to Wrongful Death

Charles Jordan’s wife, Lisa Jordan, died after doctors at OSF Little Company of Mary Hospital failed to diagnose her infection and adequately treat her pancreatitis in January 2017. She was found unresponsive three days later and died due to sepsis. Jordan consulted a wrongful death law firm and filed a lawsuit against the hospital in 2019 for more than $50,000 [4].

Negligence After Gastric Bypass Surgery Results in Long-Term Disability

Joel Staszewski and Jill Staszewski filed a lawsuit against Little Company of Mary Medical Center and OSF HealthCare System in June 2018. Surgery error attorneys alleged that the hospital’s doctors didn’t correctly perform a gastric bypass and subsequent surgeries, which resulted in permanent injury and ongoing care needs [5].

Medication Error Leads to Fatal Overdose During Routine Tonsillectomy

In 2015, Melissa Serviss sued OSF Little Company of Mary Hospital for the death of her daughter, Mackenzie Serviss, after a tonsillectomy. In her wrongful death lawsuit, she accused the hospital staff of overdosing her daughter on morphine while she was recovering, leading to cardiac arrest and death [6].

Negligent Patient Monitoring Leads to Wrongful Death

Teaunie Franklin, a patient with uncontrolled diabetes and hypertension, sought treatment for nausea and vomiting at OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center. Despite receiving anti-nausea medication and monitoring, Franklin went into cardiac arrest and died during her hospital stay.

Her husband, Eddie Franklin, sued the hospital for wrongful death, alleging that the doctors did not monitor her condition. Little Company of Mary Medical Center fought the negligent supervision claims for over five years until the case was finally settled in 2017 [7].

Inspection and Deficiency Reports at Little Company of Mary Hospital

On average, OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center patients spend 274 minutes in the emergency room before discharge. Similarly-sized Illinois hospitals have an average visit time of 225 minutes, meaning Little Company of Mary’s patients spend almost 50 minutes longer in the hospital [8].

17.2% of the hospital’s patients are readmitted shortly after, higher than the 14.6% national average [9]. Additionally, patients are more likely to experience surgical site infections after colon surgery, which can cause significant injury and even death.

Little Company of Mary Medical Center may not adequately care for heart failure patients. 23% of these individuals were readmitted to the hospital within 30 days, higher than the national and state average. The 30-day mortality rate for heart attack patients was 14%, which is also above state and national averages [10].

Post-operative infection rates at OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center were around 1.490, while the average-performing hospital’s rate is 0.845 [11].

Patients were more likely to experience dangerous blood clots at Little Company of Mary Medical Center than elsewhere. This hospital had 4.45 cases of severe blood clots per 1,000 people, much higher than the 3.61 rate for an average-performing hospital.

Understanding Medical Negligence and Your Rights

Medical negligence occurs when physicians fail to provide appropriate care according to established healthcare standards.

Typical forms of medical negligence include:

• Improper Care – Failing to obtain informed consent, not providing aftercare instructions, or incorrectly explaining a patient’s condition are all considered improper care. This negligence can also include mistreating patients or discriminating against them.
• Surgical Errors – Examples of surgical errors include cutting the wrong veins or ducts, accidentally nicking an organ, not closing the suture correctly, or operating on the wrong body part.
• Medication Errors – A medication error can be fatal, such as overdosing a patient on anesthetics. This error can also include providing the wrong medication to a patient or ignoring instructions on their chart about a medication allergy.
• Failure to Diagnose – Patients can suffer serious complications if doctors fail to order the correct test or misinterpret diagnostics. They may also dismiss patients’ concerns and fail to follow up on potential issues.

A medical negligence lawyer can hold hospital systems accountable, negotiating with them to ensure you’re properly compensated for your pain and suffering. An attorney can also take a case to court to secure a settlement if necessary.

Secure Expert Legal Representation!

If you have suffered medical negligence at OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center, you must act quickly. The Evergreen Park, IL, medical malpractice statute of limitations is two years from the date of injury.

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References: [1] Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, [2] US News and World Report, [3] Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, [4] Cook County Register, [5] Cook County Register, [6] Cook County Register, [7] CaseText, [8] Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, [9] Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, [10] Illinois Hospital Report Card, [11] Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

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