$320,000 Settlement in Failure to Prevent Intravenous Infiltration to Newborn

Towanna Neal delivered her daughter prematurely at Prisma Health Richland Hospital. The baby was transferred to the facility’s ICU, where she was fed intravenously.

The child developed an infection at the IV site, which required surgical grafting on her hand. The child later developed a hernia at the graft incision site, which also required surgery.

Although the child recovered, she will require future surgeries to treat her scar tissue.

On behalf of her daughter, Neal sued the hospital and several of its affiliates alleging medical malpractice.

Neal asserted that the defendants’ nurses chose not to monitor, change and clean the baby’s IV and also failed to timely identify signs of IV infiltration.

Before trial, the parties settled for $320,000.

The attorneys handling this case for the Neal family were William E. Hopkins Jr. and Joseph Clay Hopkins.

Neal v. Prisma Health Midlands, No. 2020-NI-40-00025 (S.C. Cir. Ct. Richland County).

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