BY: LITIGATION DESK | BocaNewsNow.com
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The next of kin of a man treated at Boca Raton Regional Hospital is suing the hospital after the man died. According to the suit, the man died as a result of negligence and poor medical care that led to infection and skin breakdown.
The complaint, obtained by BocaNewsNow.com, states that Bruce Ryff was admitted to Boca Raton Regional Hospital on or about January 24, 2022 for “medical management and care relating to multiple ongoing medical conditions.” At the time of his admission, “Bruce Ryff was at risk for developing skin breakdown and was dependent on hospital staff for turning, epositioning, and offloading pressure.”
The suit alleges that hospital workers “neglected” Ryff and “developed a severe and painful infected hospital acquired pressure ulcer on his sacrum, a “never event” in healthcare.” That ulcer “plagued” Ryff until his death on March 2, 2022.
Among the allegations made in the suit against Boca Raton Regional Hospital: “Failing to identify BRUCE RYFF’s risk for skin breakdown; Failing to develop an appropriate plan of care to prevent the development of skin
Failing to implement appropriate measures to avoid the development of skin
breakdown; Failing to modify the treatment plan to promote the healing of skin breakdown and
proper nutrition and hydration; Failing to recognize BRUCE RYFF’s risk of infection; Failing to prevent infection in BRUCE RYFF; Failing to appropriately react to infection; Failing to timely obtain wound care; and Failing to act reasonably under the circumstances.”
The suit seeks in excess of $30,000 — the statutory minimum for filing in Palm Beach County Circuit Court. The suit was filed by Dylan Hanson, Esq., of the Senior Justice Law Firm in Boca Raton. There was no immediate response filed by Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
