Daniel E. Holloway Medical malpractice, other select cases
Email me about your case.
Real case examples

Wellstar Cobb Hospital complaint alleges failure to treat cerebellar stroke

The complaint alleges that a patient was transported to Wellstar Cobb Hospital with slurred speech, vomiting, high blood pressure, headache, dizziness, and generalized weakness. According to the complaint, providers failed to perform and document a complete neurological examination, failed to order an emergent neurological consult, failed to call a stroke alert, and later failed to order a neurosurgery consult after MRI showed a right cerebellar infarct. The complaint alleges that these failures caused brain injury and wrongful death.

System
Wellstar Health System
Facility
Wellstar Cobb Hospital
Providers involved
Wellstar Health System, Inc. / Wellstar Medical Group, LLC / South Fulton Emergency Physicians, LLC / Garret Douglas Anderson, M.D. / Matthew Joseph Lee, D.O. / Johnray Resurreccion Manao, RN
Pattern
Alleged failure to diagnose and treat cerebellar stroke after emergency presentation with neurological symptoms
Harm
Alleged cerebellar stroke, brain injury, and wrongful death

Overview

This page concerns a public complaint alleging that providers at Wellstar Cobb Hospital failed to diagnose and treat a cerebellar stroke after a patient arrived with neurological symptoms.

Chronology

  1. According to the complaint, the patient experienced slurred speech, vomiting bile, high blood pressure, headache, dizziness, and generalized weakness on July 31, 2023.
  2. According to the complaint, EMS transported the patient to the emergency unit at Wellstar Cobb Hospital on July 31, 2023.
  3. The complaint alleges that Dr. Matthew Joseph Lee ordered a CT scan of the head without contrast but did not perform or document a complete neurological examination or order an emergent neurological consult.
  4. The complaint alleges that RN Johnray Resurreccion Manao failed to call a stroke alert on July 31, 2023.
  5. According to the complaint, the patient was admitted to the hospital medicine service at Wellstar Cobb on August 1, 2023.
  6. According to the complaint, an August 2, 2023 MRI showed a late acute or subacute infarct in the right cerebellum, but Dr. Garret Douglas Anderson allegedly failed to order a neurosurgery consult.
  7. The complaint alleges that the patient died at Wellstar Cobb Hospital on August 4, 2023.

Alleged failures

  • The complaint alleges that Dr. Lee failed to perform and document a complete neurological examination, including a cerebellar examination.
  • The complaint alleges that Dr. Lee failed to order an emergent neurological consult on July 31, 2023.
  • The complaint alleges that RN Manao failed to call a stroke alert on July 31, 2023.
  • The complaint alleges that Dr. Anderson failed to order a neurosurgery consult on August 2, 2023.
  • The complaint alleges that these alleged failures caused brain injury, wrongful death, and other damages.

Entities and tags

Wellstar Health System, Inc.Wellstar Cobb HospitalWellstar Medical Group, LLCSouth Fulton Emergency Physicians, LLCGarret Douglas Anderson, M.D.Matthew Joseph Lee, D.O.Johnray Resurreccion Manao, RNCerebellar strokeBrain injuryStroke alertNeurosurgery consultFailure to diagnose strokeFailure to treat strokeFailure to call stroke alertFailure to order neurosurgery consultWrongful deathNeurologyEmergency medicineCritical careHospital medicineStroke care

Questions this example answers

What does the Wellstar Cobb cerebellar stroke allege?

The complaint alleges that a patient was transported to Wellstar Cobb Hospital with slurred speech, vomiting, high blood pressure, headache, dizziness, and generalized weakness. According to the complaint, providers failed to perform and document a complete neurological examination, failed to order an emergent neurological consult, failed to call a stroke alert, and later failed to order a neurosurgery consult after MRI showed a right cerebellar infarct. The complaint alleges that these failures caused brain injury and wrongful death.

Who is identified in this public case example?

This public case example identifies Wellstar Health System, Inc., Wellstar Medical Group, LLC, South Fulton Emergency Physicians, LLC, Garret Douglas Anderson, M.D., Matthew Joseph Lee, D.O., and Johnray Resurreccion Manao, RN. It also tags the source-supported entities Wellstar Health System, Inc., Wellstar Cobb Hospital, Wellstar Medical Group, LLC, South Fulton Emergency Physicians, LLC, and Garret Douglas Anderson, M.D.

What alleged failures are summarized here?

The complaint alleges that Dr. Lee failed to perform and document a complete neurological examination, including a cerebellar examination. The complaint alleges that Dr. Lee failed to order an emergent neurological consult on July 31, 2023. The complaint alleges that RN Manao failed to call a stroke alert on July 31, 2023.