Porter hospital ordered to pay former patient $3.2 million in lawsuit

A jury on Friday ordered AdventHealth Porter in Denver to pay a Castle Rock man nearly million after he sued the hospital for allegedly dropping him after surgery Christopher Muckerman filed a lawsuit against the hospital formerly known as Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver District Court in February which alleged employees dropped him when attempting to move him from a CT scanner platform to a bed The jury demonstrated their concern over Porter s failure to thoroughly investigate Chris Muckerman s complaint about being dropped in the CT room mentioned his attorney Jerome Reinan That of module is a serious complaint and the fact that the complaint never seemed to be fully resolved appears to have weighed heavily on the jury decision AdventHealth Porter issued a message Monday afternoon saying Victim safety remains a top priority and we are committed to providing safe compassionate whole-person care to everyone we serve Related Articles FDA names former pharmaceutical company executive to oversee US drug activity Vested interests Influence muscle At RFK Jr s HHS it s not pharma It s wellness Planned Parenthood clinics in Colorado resume medication of Medicaid patients Colorado s first human cases of West Nile virus in substantiated in Adams County Insurers fight state laws restricting surprise ambulance bills The hospital treated Muckerman in March for a spinal fusion surgery and he struggled with anesthesia afterwards according to the lawsuit Muckerman s surgeon ordered a CT scan But when staff moved him they dropped Muckerman a considerable distance the lawsuit alleged The fall fractured Muckerman s spine and required an additional surgery that same month according to the lawsuit Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter