NorthShore University HealthSystem and one of its former doctors — who has a history of problems — have agreed to pay $35 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the doctor was medically negligent when delivering a baby, according to the plaintiff’s attorney.
alleging he sexually assaulted patients, with many of those lawsuits also naming NorthShore as a defendant. The women who’ve brought those suits are represented by attorney Tamara Holder. Ortega’s Illinois medical license was suspended in 2018 and later revoked.
Within 10 days of arriving at the hospital, the woman’s membranes ruptured and she was having contractions, Blandin said. Ortega saw her shortly before 11 a.m. the day after her membranes ruptured, and then left the hospital to see other patients in his clinic, said Blandin, who is a founding partner at Romanucci & Blandin.
The resident and Ortega worked to pull the baby girl out but had trouble grabbing more than one foot, Blandin alleged. Another incision was then made, but it took 14 minutes, after the time of the first incision, before Ortega and the resident were able to deliver the girl.Advertisement
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