{"id":4630,"date":"2019-09-13T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T15:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=4630"},"modified":"2019-09-09T09:20:28","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T14:20:28","slug":"30-million-jury-verdict-for-punitive-damages-for-medical-centers-negligence-and-failure-to-provide-life-saving-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/30-million-jury-verdict-for-punitive-damages-for-medical-centers-negligence-and-failure-to-provide-life-saving-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"$30 Million Jury Verdict for Punitive Damages in Medical Center\u2019s Negligence and Failure to Provide Life-Saving Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Johnny Terrell Sledge, 24, suffered a gunshot wound to his back. He was taken to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dchsystem.com\">DCH Regional Medical Center<\/a> emergency room where an emergency room physician recognized the need for surgery.  <\/p>\n<p>On-call trauma surgeon Dr. Bradley Bilton was paged repeatedly but responded that he was in surgery and that someone else should be called to assist Sledge. The hospital staff could not locate another surgeon; Dr. Bolton was paged again. <\/p>\n<p>Instead of coming to the emergency room after completing the surgical procedure that he was involved in, Dr. Bilton started a second elective surgery instead of coming to the aid of Sledge.<br \/>\nUnfortunately, Sledge died while waiting for an emergency <a href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/ency\/article\/002928.htm\">laparotomy<\/a>. He is survived by his family.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/30-million-jury-verdict-for-punitive-damages-for-medical-centers-negligence-and-failure-to-provide-life-saving-surgery\/#more-4630\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnny Terrell Sledge, 24, suffered a gunshot wound to his back. He was taken to the DCH Regional Medical Center emergency room where an emergency room physician recognized the need for surgery. 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