NORTH HUNTINGDON WOMAN FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST UPMC CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

A North Hungtingdon woman has filed a lawsuit against UPMC Children’s Hospital, accusing them of what she called unnecessary surgery on her son and foul treatment against her.  The Trib reports that Dawn Lewandowski was recently found not guilty of disorderly conduct and harassment on Monday, and later in the day, she and numerous family members sued the hospital and several officials, claiming child abuse, medical kidnapping and other crimes.  Her son had shot himself in the face with a shotgun and was hospitalized at Children’s until August. Although his mother spent every day there with him for months, the complaint alleges that, when she began to complain in February about some of the care he was receiving, the staff began to retaliate against her.  The family is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.