Law & Order column: Waukegan hospital being sued in patient death
The 28-year-old died of hypothermia after leaving her hospital room and accessing the second-floor roof of Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan where she was found on Jan. 23.
Family of patient found frozen on Waukegan hospital roof sues: 'We will get justice for Chelsea'
Chelsea Adolphus died of hypothermia after being on a hospital's roof for nearly seven hours in below-freezing temperatures wearing only a hospital gown. The suit alleges negligence and medical malpractice.
Family demands answers in death of Chicago woman who was on hospital roof for over 6 hours
Chelsea Adolphus, 28, was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday. The next day, she was found on the rooftop and had a body temperature of 50 degrees.
Chelsea Adolphus' family says Waukegan hospital staff lied, files wrongful death lawsuit
During a press conference, Adolphus' brother said hospital staff told him a false story of his sister's passing at a store two blocks away.
Family of woman who died after being found on hospital roof in Waukegan demand answers
A press conference held Monday afternoon from the Lake County Coroner had some choice words about the hospital's failures—citing consistent issues leading up to her death.
Coroner blasts hospital after patient gets locked out on roof, dies: ‘Must be held accountable’
Chelsea Adolphus, 28, died on Thursday after getting locked out on the roof of the Vista Medical Center in Waukegan.
Woman found on Waukegan hospital roof dies, coroner says cause was hypothermia
New details were released after a woman died after being found unresponsive on the roof of a Waukegan hospital.
Woman Dies Hours After Being Found Unresponsive on Hospital Roof: ‘My Sister’s Life Was in Their Hands,’ Brother Says
Chelsea Adolphus, 28, of Illinois went missing at Vista Medical Center East, where she was later found on the hospital's roof before her death.
'Why lie?': Family of woman found on Waukegan hospital roof files lawsuit
The family of a woman who died after she was found on the roof of a suburban hospital announced a lawsuit. Kournikova, who stays mostly out of the spotlight, has been with singer Enrique Iglesias since 2001.
Family files wrongful death lawsuit after woman found dead on hospital roof
The family of 28-year-old Chelsea Adolphus hired civil rights attorney Ben Crump to represent them in a wrongful death lawsuit against Waukegan's Vista Medical Center East.
Patient Spent Nearly 7 Hours on Medical Clinic Roof Before She Was Found and Resuscitation Attempts Began: Coroner
Chelsea Adolphus, a patient at an Illinois medical center, was pronounced dead 14 hours after being found unresponsive on the ...
Waukegan hospital asks court to remove coroner from death investigation; accuses her of ‘vendetta’
Spiegel said Vista filed its lawsuit against Banek asking the court to prevent her from continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding Adolphus’ death so it can be done independently and ...
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Coroner rebukes Vista Medical Center East, cites hypothermia as cause of death for patient found on roof
A woman found unresponsive on a roof at Vista East Medical Center in Waukegan wearing only her hospital gown died of ...
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Vista Health System CEO provides an update after patient's body was found on hospital's roof
Vista Health System CEO Kevin M. Spiegel held a news conference and answered questions after a patient's body was discovered ...