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Doris Green was 79 years old when she was discharged to HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital<\/a> of Gadsden<\/a> for a two-week stay following her hospitalization for gastroenteritis. About a week after her admission, a nurse discovered that she was in an unresponsive mental state; the physician ordered that she be transferred to a nearby hospital.<\/p>\n

At the hospital, she underwent a CT scan of her brain and it was negative. She was then rehydrated and returned to HealthSouth.<\/p>\n

Three days later, Green became unresponsive again with an oxygen saturation level of just 70%.\u00a0 She was returned to the hospital in a coma. Doctors believe she had been given opiates. The doctors ordered two urinalyses, which were positive for opiates.\u00a0 The hospital staff administered Narcan<\/a> and Green responded favorably over the next few days. Although her condition stabilized, she did suffer brain damage resulting from lack of oxygen or hypoxia to the brain. She died several months later.\u00a0 She was survived by her adult daughter.<\/p>\n

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Doris Green was 79 years old when she was discharged to HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Gadsden for a two-week stay following her hospitalization for gastroenteritis. About a week after her admission, a nurse discovered that she was in an unresponsive mental state; the physician ordered that she be transferred to a nearby hospital. 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