JURY AWARDS JEANNETTE MAN $7.1MILLION IN DAMAGES FROM WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL MALPRACTICE SUIT

Earlier this week a jury awarded $7.1 million in damages to a Jeannette man in a medical malpractice suit involving Westmoreland Hospital.  The Trib reports the jury ruled that Shane Steiner received faulty care following a heart attack in 2021.  The lawsuit alleged an incorrectly implanted and monitored leg catheter caused severe complications in the days following the procedure.  Those errors led to his eventual transfer to a Pittsburgh hospital, where Steiner’s left leg was amputated above the knee.  Hospital officials say they respect the jury’s decision and “and remain committed to providing safe, high-quality care to the communities we serve,”