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.
Cause of death revealed for patient who died after being found on Waukegan hospital's roof
Authorities on Monday released the caused of death for the patient who died hours after she was found on the roof of Vista Medical Center East. An autopsy determined Tiffany Adolphus, 28, of Waukegan,
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.
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.
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.
Patient gets locked out on Illinois hospital roof, dies
Coroner Jennifer Banek added that it was only after another patient's family saw Adolphus on the roof that the staff was alerted and she was recovered.
Hospital under investigation over death of patient found unresponsive on roof
State health officials and police are investigating the death of a patient who was found unconscious on the roof of Waukegan, Ill.-based Vista Medical Center East on Jan. 23. A spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Pubic Health confirmed the investigation to Becker's on Jan.
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.
Patient Spent Nearly 7 Hours on Medical Clinic Roof Before She Was Found and Resuscitation Attempts Began: Coroner
"The family needs answers and we need answers immediately," Chelsea Adolphus' brother said at a press conference ...
FOX 32 Chicago on MSN2d
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 ...
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 ...
Crain's Chicago Business3d
Bizarre death fuels concerns at struggling Waukegan hospital
Vista Medical Center East, which lost its trauma center designation last year, is back in hot water following the death of a ...
Daily Herald4d
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 ...