According to the lawsuit, Beverly was then told by the operating physician that her husband’s spleen had moved to the opposite side of his body and was “so diseased that it was four times bigger than usual.”
“We take allegations like this very seriously, and our leadership team is performing a thorough investigation into this event,” an Ascension spokeswoman said in a statement to USA TODAY.
Since the hospital’s founding in 2001, Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast has a long history of providing secure, high-quality treatment. Our first goal is and will always be patient safety.
“We continue to send the family our best wishes and thoughts. We respect our patients’ right to privacy very much. Regarding individual patient instances or ongoing legal disputes, we remain silent.”
The spleen is a fist-sized organ located in the upper left side of the abdomen, below your left ribcage and near to your stomach, according to the NHS.
