John Ritter's wife sues hospital for misdiagnosis

[Mitchell]

I heard this morning that John Ritter's widow, actress Amy Yasbeck, has sued Providence-St Joesph's Medical Center for misdiagnosing John Ritter's illness which led to his death in the ER on Sept 11, 2003.
In the suit, unspecified damages are sought from the hospital for alledgedly diagmosing Ritter's aortic tear, which led to his death, as a heart attack, and giving treatment for a heart attack. Ritter died of the aortic tear on the operating table on the night of Sept 11, 2003.
It will be interesting to see how this all plays out once the facts are released.

Mitch

 

[TicklishSinner]

he died, of a heart attack or he died because they thought it was a heart attack and didnt treat the real problem?? im a bit confused

 

[Mitchell]

Smurfy, the cause of death was a tear in his aorta, which is a different problem from a heart attack. Ms Yasbeck is suing because she claimed that he was diagnosed and treated for a heart attack, when in fact the problem was a torn aorta, that eventually caused his death. She is suing because she claims that he was misdiagnosed, and treated for a problem that was not the actual medical problem he had, and that actually caused his death.

Mitch

 

[steph]

Saw this on TV~I'll be watching w/interest.
XOXO