William (Billy) Miller died in May 2021 after being hospitalized for drug toxicity monitoring. His mother, Tina Darnsteadt, claims hospital staff left him alone for more than seven hours and did not realize when he went into cardiac arrest. “They treated him to death,” Tina Darnsteadt told The Connecticut Post.
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The family’s attorney, Sean McElligott, told The Connecticut Post that “this young man’s death was completely avoidable.” Story continues below ad “The hospital failed to provide him with the most basic medical care. This should never happen,” McElligott said. “Billy’s death was tragic and his family and loved ones are devastated by the utter lack of care given at the hospital. I will work hard to make sure this does not happen to another family.” According to the lawsuit, on May 10, 2021, Miller swallowed a white powder he suspected was “laced with fentanyl” while at a gathering with friends at Peter’s Rock Association Park in East Haven. An ambulance responded to an emergency call at approximately 6:25 p.m. that afternoon and found Miller already being treated by firefighters, who administered three milligrams of naloxone to stop the fentanyl toxicity. By the time the ambulance arrived, Miller was “walking, talking and alert,” the lawsuit states.
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He was transferred to the emergency department of Yale-New Haven Hospital for observation to prevent recurrence of toxicity. On the way, Miller called his mother and explained what happened. He said he felt fine, the suit says. The lawsuit said Miller arrived at the hospital at 7:13 p.m. According to security video later obtained by the family, he was left there alone between 7:15 p.m. and 1:56 a.m. next morning. Story continues below ad Yale-New Haven staff placed Miller on a stretcher in the ambulance bay, where he remained without medical supervision. At one point, security footage reportedly showed Miller getting up to use the bathroom, grabbing a snack from the vending machine and talking to his mother on his cell phone.
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According to the lawsuit, security video later showed Miller falling asleep — with “multiple medics” walking past him without checking on him. At 1:56 a.m., a nurse checked on Miller for the first time in seven hours and found him without a pulse. “He’s not breathing. His skin is blue-gray in color. His pupils are fixed and dilated. He has been in complete cardiac arrest for an unknown period of time,” the lawsuit states. Miller was taken to intensive care, according to NBC News, but never regained significant brain activity. Miller was officially pronounced dead the next day.
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“Subsequent labs and imaging showed severe anoxic brain damage secondary to prolonged oxygen deprivation from cardiopulmonary arrest,” the lawsuit continues. “The Yale defendants were negligent in failing to exercise the degree of care, skill and diligence required under similar circumstances.” Story continues below ad Darnsteadt said she was unable to visit her son in the hospital because of COVID-19 protocols at the time, but said she and her daughter called the hospital several times on May 10 and said Miller was fine. “The next morning, we called the hospital for an update, but we couldn’t get any details,” he told The Connecticut Post. “In my last conversation with Billy he said everything would be fine and he would see me tomorrow, but tomorrow never came for us.”
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Darnsteadt’s lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages for the employees’ negligence. Yale-New Haven Hospital spokeswoman Dana Marnane shared a statement about the lawsuit. “Even in the best organizations, gaps in care can occur. When they do, our aim is to identify them, learn from them and ensure we minimize any chance of them happening again,” the statement said. “We have sincerely apologized to the patient’s family and are working towards a resolution.” 1:57 How ER closings across Canada are leaving people vulnerable Previous video Next video © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
title: “Man 23 Dies After Being Left Unattended For 7 Hours At Hospital Lawsuit Claims National Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-01” author: “Erminia White”
William (Billy) Miller died in May 2021 after being hospitalized for drug toxicity monitoring. His mother, Tina Darnsteadt, claims hospital staff left him alone for more than seven hours and did not realize when he went into cardiac arrest. “They treated him to death,” Tina Darnsteadt told The Connecticut Post.
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The family’s attorney, Sean McElligott, told The Connecticut Post that “this young man’s death was completely avoidable.” Story continues below ad “The hospital failed to provide him with the most basic medical care. This should never happen,” McElligott said. “Billy’s death was tragic and his family and loved ones are devastated by the utter lack of care given at the hospital. I will work hard to make sure this does not happen to another family.” According to the lawsuit, on May 10, 2021, Miller swallowed a white powder he suspected was “laced with fentanyl” while at a gathering with friends at Peter’s Rock Association Park in East Haven. An ambulance responded to an emergency call at approximately 6:25 p.m. that afternoon and found Miller already being treated by firefighters, who administered three milligrams of naloxone to stop the fentanyl toxicity. By the time the ambulance arrived, Miller was “walking, talking and alert,” the lawsuit states.
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He was transferred to the emergency department of Yale-New Haven Hospital for observation to prevent recurrence of toxicity. On the way, Miller called his mother and explained what happened. He said he felt fine, the suit says. The lawsuit said Miller arrived at the hospital at 7:13 p.m. According to security video later obtained by the family, he was left there alone between 7:15 p.m. and 1:56 a.m. next morning. Story continues below ad Yale-New Haven staff placed Miller on a stretcher in the ambulance bay, where he remained without medical supervision. At one point, security footage reportedly showed Miller getting up to use the bathroom, grabbing a snack from the vending machine and talking to his mother on his cell phone.
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According to the lawsuit, security video later showed Miller falling asleep — with “multiple medics” walking past him without checking on him. At 1:56 a.m., a nurse checked on Miller for the first time in seven hours and found him without a pulse. “He’s not breathing. His skin is blue-gray in color. His pupils are fixed and dilated. He has been in complete cardiac arrest for an unknown period of time,” the lawsuit states. Miller was taken to intensive care, according to NBC News, but never regained significant brain activity. Miller was officially pronounced dead the next day.
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“Subsequent labs and imaging showed severe anoxic brain damage secondary to prolonged oxygen deprivation from cardiopulmonary arrest,” the lawsuit continues. “The Yale defendants were negligent in failing to exercise the degree of care, skill and diligence required under similar circumstances.” Story continues below ad Darnsteadt said she was unable to visit her son in the hospital because of COVID-19 protocols at the time, but said she and her daughter called the hospital several times on May 10 and said Miller was fine. “The next morning, we called the hospital for an update, but we couldn’t get any details,” he told The Connecticut Post. “In my last conversation with Billy he said everything would be fine and he would see me tomorrow, but tomorrow never came for us.”
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Darnsteadt’s lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages for the employees’ negligence. Yale-New Haven Hospital spokeswoman Dana Marnane shared a statement about the lawsuit. “Even in the best organizations, gaps in care can occur. When they do, our aim is to identify them, learn from them and ensure we minimize any chance of them happening again,” the statement said. “We have sincerely apologized to the patient’s family and are working towards a resolution.” 1:57 How ER closings across Canada are leaving people vulnerable Previous video Next video © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
title: “Man 23 Dies After Being Left Unattended For 7 Hours At Hospital Lawsuit Claims National Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-24” author: “John Carr”
William (Billy) Miller died in May 2021 after being hospitalized for drug toxicity monitoring. His mother, Tina Darnsteadt, claims hospital staff left him alone for more than seven hours and did not realize when he went into cardiac arrest. “They treated him to death,” Tina Darnsteadt told The Connecticut Post.
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The family’s attorney, Sean McElligott, told The Connecticut Post that “this young man’s death was completely avoidable.” Story continues below ad “The hospital failed to provide him with the most basic medical care. This should never happen,” McElligott said. “Billy’s death was tragic and his family and loved ones are devastated by the utter lack of care given at the hospital. I will work hard to make sure this does not happen to another family.” According to the lawsuit, on May 10, 2021, Miller swallowed a white powder he suspected was “laced with fentanyl” while at a gathering with friends at Peter’s Rock Association Park in East Haven. An ambulance responded to an emergency call at approximately 6:25 p.m. that afternoon and found Miller already being treated by firefighters, who administered three milligrams of naloxone to stop the fentanyl toxicity. By the time the ambulance arrived, Miller was “walking, talking and alert,” the lawsuit states.
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He was transferred to the emergency department of Yale-New Haven Hospital for observation to prevent recurrence of toxicity. On the way, Miller called his mother and explained what happened. He said he felt fine, the suit says. The lawsuit said Miller arrived at the hospital at 7:13 p.m. According to security video later obtained by the family, he was left there alone between 7:15 p.m. and 1:56 a.m. next morning. Story continues below ad Yale-New Haven staff placed Miller on a stretcher in the ambulance bay, where he remained without medical supervision. At one point, security footage reportedly showed Miller getting up to use the bathroom, grabbing a snack from the vending machine and talking to his mother on his cell phone.
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According to the lawsuit, security video later showed Miller falling asleep — with “multiple medics” walking past him without checking on him. At 1:56 a.m., a nurse checked on Miller for the first time in seven hours and found him without a pulse. “He’s not breathing. His skin is blue-gray in color. His pupils are fixed and dilated. He has been in complete cardiac arrest for an unknown period of time,” the lawsuit states. Miller was taken to intensive care, according to NBC News, but never regained significant brain activity. Miller was officially pronounced dead the next day.
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“Subsequent labs and imaging showed severe anoxic brain damage secondary to prolonged oxygen deprivation from cardiopulmonary arrest,” the lawsuit continues. “The Yale defendants were negligent in failing to exercise the degree of care, skill and diligence required under similar circumstances.” Story continues below ad Darnsteadt said she was unable to visit her son in the hospital because of COVID-19 protocols at the time, but said she and her daughter called the hospital several times on May 10 and said Miller was fine. “The next morning, we called the hospital for an update, but we couldn’t get any details,” he told The Connecticut Post. “In my last conversation with Billy he said everything would be fine and he would see me tomorrow, but tomorrow never came for us.”
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Darnsteadt’s lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages for the employees’ negligence. Yale-New Haven Hospital spokeswoman Dana Marnane shared a statement about the lawsuit. “Even in the best organizations, gaps in care can occur. When they do, our aim is to identify them, learn from them and ensure we minimize any chance of them happening again,” the statement said. “We have sincerely apologized to the patient’s family and are working towards a resolution.” 1:57 How ER closings across Canada are leaving people vulnerable Previous video Next video © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
title: “Man 23 Dies After Being Left Unattended For 7 Hours At Hospital Lawsuit Claims National Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-14” author: “Ann Soto”
William (Billy) Miller died in May 2021 after being hospitalized for drug toxicity monitoring. His mother, Tina Darnsteadt, claims hospital staff left him alone for more than seven hours and did not realize when he went into cardiac arrest. “They treated him to death,” Tina Darnsteadt told The Connecticut Post.
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The family’s attorney, Sean McElligott, told The Connecticut Post that “this young man’s death was completely avoidable.” Story continues below ad “The hospital failed to provide him with the most basic medical care. This should never happen,” McElligott said. “Billy’s death was tragic and his family and loved ones are devastated by the utter lack of care given at the hospital. I will work hard to make sure this does not happen to another family.” According to the lawsuit, on May 10, 2021, Miller swallowed a white powder he suspected was “laced with fentanyl” while at a gathering with friends at Peter’s Rock Association Park in East Haven. An ambulance responded to an emergency call at approximately 6:25 p.m. that afternoon and found Miller already being treated by firefighters, who administered three milligrams of naloxone to stop the fentanyl toxicity. By the time the ambulance arrived, Miller was “walking, talking and alert,” the lawsuit states.
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He was transferred to the emergency department of Yale-New Haven Hospital for observation to prevent recurrence of toxicity. On the way, Miller called his mother and explained what happened. He said he felt fine, the suit says. The lawsuit said Miller arrived at the hospital at 7:13 p.m. According to security video later obtained by the family, he was left there alone between 7:15 p.m. and 1:56 a.m. next morning. Story continues below ad Yale-New Haven staff placed Miller on a stretcher in the ambulance bay, where he remained without medical supervision. At one point, security footage reportedly showed Miller getting up to use the bathroom, grabbing a snack from the vending machine and talking to his mother on his cell phone.
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According to the lawsuit, security video later showed Miller falling asleep — with “multiple medics” walking past him without checking on him. At 1:56 a.m., a nurse checked on Miller for the first time in seven hours and found him without a pulse. “He’s not breathing. His skin is blue-gray in color. His pupils are fixed and dilated. He has been in complete cardiac arrest for an unknown period of time,” the lawsuit states. Miller was taken to intensive care, according to NBC News, but never regained significant brain activity. Miller was officially pronounced dead the next day.
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“Subsequent labs and imaging showed severe anoxic brain damage secondary to prolonged oxygen deprivation from cardiopulmonary arrest,” the lawsuit continues. “The Yale defendants were negligent in failing to exercise the degree of care, skill and diligence required under similar circumstances.” Story continues below ad Darnsteadt said she was unable to visit her son in the hospital because of COVID-19 protocols at the time, but said she and her daughter called the hospital several times on May 10 and said Miller was fine. “The next morning, we called the hospital for an update, but we couldn’t get any details,” he told The Connecticut Post. “In my last conversation with Billy he said everything would be fine and he would see me tomorrow, but tomorrow never came for us.”
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Darnsteadt’s lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages for the employees’ negligence. Yale-New Haven Hospital spokeswoman Dana Marnane shared a statement about the lawsuit. “Even in the best organizations, gaps in care can occur. When they do, our aim is to identify them, learn from them and ensure we minimize any chance of them happening again,” the statement said. “We have sincerely apologized to the patient’s family and are working towards a resolution.” 1:57 How ER closings across Canada are leaving people vulnerable Previous video Next video © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
