Marshfield Woman Says Tomah VA Didn't Do Enough to Save her Father
Friday, February 13th, 2015 -- 10:48 AM
(AP) -A Marshfield woman says the Tomah VA medical center didn't do enough to save her father.Candace Baer Delis says Thomas Patrick Baer, 74, died Jan. 14 after suffering two strokes at the hospital. She says her father had one stroke during two hours in the waiting room, and another in a triage room after what she said was negligent care.
Delis was taken by ambulance to a La Crosse hospital where doctors removed a blood clot, but he died two days later.
Hospital officials didn't immediately return a call for comment. In a statement to Gannett Wisconsin Media, which first reported the story, they said they couldn't comment specifically on the case.
The VA is investigating allegations of overprescribing opiates in Tomah after a Marine's death in August.
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