Opinion ID: 2403835
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Heading: Mrs McCool Changes Physicians Medical Malpractice Alleged

Text: After her discharge, Mrs. McCool returned to the care of her former obstetrician/gynecologist, Dr. Dein. Dr. Dein is licensed to practice medicine in Pennsylvania. He is a member of the medical staff of the Bryn Mawr Hospital. During an office visit with Dr. Dein, Mrs. McCool told him about her ordeal during childbirth. Dr. Dein subsequently reviewed the medical records relating to the delivery of Mrs. McCool's son. Dr. Dein concluded that Mrs. McCool's internal bleeding should not have been allowed to persist for eight hours until she was near death. In addition, Dr. Dein maintained that once Mrs. McCool was readmitted to surgery, her bleeding could have been controlled without the removal of her right ovary and uterus. Dr. Dein had never before served as an expert witness in a medical malpractice suit. He agreed, however, to help Mrs. McCool in a law suit she filed against Dr. Gehret. Dr. Dein wrote a report that was sharply critical of Dr. Gehret's medical care and treatment of Mrs. McCool. On May 23, 1991, Mrs. McCool and her husband filed a medical malpractice suit against Dr. Gehret, the Medical Center, and the attending resident, Dr. Johnson. [5] Their original complaint alleged that Dr. Gehret was negligent, first, in permitting Mrs. McCool to hemorrhage for eight hours; and, second, in removing Mrs. McCool's uterus and right ovary without medical justification. The McCools relied upon Dr. Dein's report to support their allegations.