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Tampa General nurse negligent in stroke case, jury finds, awards patient $70.8M

A Brandon single mom suffered a stroke two days after emergency room visit for severe headache.
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Chiaka Stewart may receive only a fraction of the $70.8 million awarded to her by a jury following a stroke that caused permanent brain damage two days after the single mother went to the TGH Brandon Healthplex's emergency department with a severe headache and was sent home without staff performing a CT scan. Stewart is on Medicaid, and a Florida law limits non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases when the injured party is a Medicaid recipient to $200,000.
Chiaka Stewart may receive only a fraction of the $70.8 million awarded to her by a jury following a stroke that caused permanent brain damage two days after the single mother went to the TGH Brandon Healthplex's emergency department with a severe headache and was sent home without staff performing a CT scan. Stewart is on Medicaid, and a Florida law limits non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases when the injured party is a Medicaid recipient to $200,000.
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  • Christopher O'Donnell - Health and Medicine Reporter

    Christopher O’Donnell is the health and medicine reporter. He can be reached at codonnell@tampabay.com.

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