NYC Woman, 21, Dies After Hospital Visit for Broken Ankle, Lawsuit Says
The family says excessive pain medication and hospital failures caused her death, and federal inspectors found a telephone order error that duplicated narcotics.
- A lawsuit alleges 21-year-old Dale Alice Martin died after receiving a lethal mix of painkillers for a fractured ankle at Waterbury Hospital on April 10, 2025, with cardiac arrest determined as the cause.
- Waterbury Hospital, then owned by California-based Prospect Medical Holdings, struggled for years with inadequate staffing and financial challenges before the firm filed for bankruptcy in January 2025, with state officials alleging it drained profits at patient care's expense.
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found the facility failed to prevent unintentional narcotic duplication, while a study by Harvard University's Zirui Song found a 13% increase in patient deaths at private equity-owned hospitals compared to non-private equity facilities.
- Lindsay Martin stated the family was unaware the hospital was under investigation for funding constraints until after his daughter's death, while UConn Health later purchased the facility from previous owner Prospect Medical Holdings.
- Gov. Ned Lamont signed legislation prohibiting certain sale-leaseback transactions beginning July 1, 2027, while Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney called private equity's role in essential services 'dangerous and toxic' as Connecticut lawmakers moved to curb industry influence.
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A 21-year-old died 14 hours after seeking treatment at the Waterbury Hospital in Connecticut, United States, due to a fracture in her ankle. Dale Alice Martin had a cardiac arrest after receiving pain medication, according to a lawsuit filed by her father, Lindsay Martin, who accuses the institution of medical negligence. The information was released by the Hartford Courant newspaper this weekend. According to the action presented by lawyer Chri…
Coming to hospital for a simple ankle fracture, a 21-year-old American woman died after receiving painkillers, according to a complaint filed by her family, says the "New York Post"
Admitted for a simple fracture of the ankle, Dale Alice Martin, 21, died in Waterbury Hospital, Connecticut, after an overdose of analgesics. Eighteen months after the facts, the family...
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