By Garmah Lomoh|Contributor
The management of the John F. Kennedy Memorial hospital has been dragged to the six Civil law court at the Temple of Justice by Karen Gaydou Sehkehporh for Wrongful Surgery.
JFK Management was sued for more that 1.5M United States Dollars punitive damages for reckless and negligent conduct of the Defendant (JFK) and failure of said Defendant to make any attempt to rectify such gross medical malpractice.
Further, the complain filed by the complainant also disclosed that the amount of Three thousand, one hundred and seventy- eight and seventy-six cent (3,178.76) as specific damages.
The amount of one million (1,000,000.00) as general damages for the pain, the suffering and emotional distress by the plaintiff due to the reckless and negligent conduct of the defendant (JFK) and such amount as shall be determined by the jury to be sufficient as general damages for the wrongful surgery, loss of income, pain and suffering, emotional stress and distress experienced Defendant’s action has caused plaintiff.
According to Court documents, the complainant prayed court for interest of six percent (6%) per annum on the entire judgement both special and general damages commencing from 2019, until settlement of the judgement is made as provided by law and all costs again the Defendants and grant unto plantiff any other such relief to the complainant that may deem it necessary, legal and equitable.
In complain filed to the Civil law court at the Temple of Justice says, that on May 24,2019, plantiff started experiencing heavy bleeding and went to the Snapper Hill Clinic where she did some test and after she received the results, she was referred to the JFK memorial hospital for immediate surgery for which purpose plaintiff began visiting the defendant’s facilities on May 30,2019.
The complain further stated to count two above that plantiff says she was introduced to Dr. Ernest Enders, medical personnel employed with and working with Defendant’s medical facility who assigned to take care of her.
He requested numerous tests and informed her that he needed to perform Abdominal Hysterectomy surgery and that her ovaries would be removed by him because of possible ovarian cancer and he carried on his tests in collaboration with Dr. Billy Johnson a consultant at JFK who agreed with Dr. Enders and a date was set for the surgery.
Count four of the complain revealed that the complainant Karen Gaydou Sehkehporh was instructed to come on June 12, 2019, to be admitted at the JKF for surgery which was scheduled for June 13,2019. The surgery was performed as scheduled and she was discharged from on the JKF on June 16, 2019.
Further to count four (4) herein above, plaintiff avers and says that after the surgery, she was informed by both Doctors Johnson and Enders that the surgery was successful and that she was going to fully recover.
Count five of the complain narrated that plaintiff said during her first visit to the JFK after the surgery, she was examined by Dr. Enders and was told that she was doing good and was cleared to go back to start work and engage in other activities.
Plaintiff says that in reliance upon the clearance given by Dr. Enders, she went back to work but unfortunately, she started experiencing serious pain in her belly and legs.
Despite of her worrisome condition, she also went to seek medical attention at the Jahmale health facility at the ELWA junction and several tests were done on her which showed that she has serious medical issues and she was referred back to JFK to continue treatment but said no money and she only sent her complicated medical photos on WhatsApp to Dr. Ender whom she alleged never responded to them..
According to her complain since Dr. Enders allegedly refused to treatment her, and also the Jahmale health facility she decided to go to the Fidelity Health facility to seek medical treatment due to her deplorable condition where another Doctor identified as Dr. Obed Dolo who also performed surgery on her and stayed at the facility for three weeks in isolation because of the level of bacteria that in her system that could have resulted to her death and foul odor her body.
How can only JFK be held liable?
Meanwhile the Civil law court has issued and served a writ of summon on the Management of JFK through it’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Jerry Brown and authorized personnel to respond to her allegation or complain sitting in it September term of court.
The JFK hospital has in the past been accused of wrongful medical procedures on several occasions with some resulting to deaths.
