Texas Hospital Turns To Courts Again In Fight Over Life Support For 2-Year-Old Tinslee Lewis Syndicated Local – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) A North Texas hospital is turning to a state appeals court in hopes of overturning a ruling that has had a now 2-year-old who doctors say experiences excruciating pain that cannot be relieved on life support for most of her life.
Cook Children’s Medical Center filed an appeal in April asking the 48th District Court in Fort Worth to quickly schedule a trial date to decide whether medical intervention can end for Tinslee Lewis.
Cook Children's Medical Center is asking a state appeals court to take steps to overturn a ruling that forced it to continue providing life-sustaining treatment.
North Texas hospital seeks new trial to remove toddler from life support
Tinslee Lewis.(AP)
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A Texas hospital is asking a state appeals court to take steps to overturn a ruling that forced it to continue providing life-sustaining treatment for a toddler who doctors say is in pain and will never recover.
Cook Children’s Medical Center filed an appeal April 16 asking the 48th District Court of Fort Worth to quickly schedule a new trial date to decide whether 2-year-old Tinslee Lewis should be removed from life support.
The hospital in Fort Worth says it has spent $24 million in Medicaid funds to keep Tinslee alive and that her condition only continues to deteriorate.
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The family of a 4-year-old Texas girl has been left heartbroken after the child was mauled to death by a dog on Friday.
Elayah Brown was reportedly attacked by the “family dog” in the backyard of her Fort Worth-area home. According to the
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, she suffered life-threatening injuries and was rushed to Cook Children’s Medical Center, where she later died. Fort Worth Animal Care and Control reportedly took custody of the mixed-breed pit bull and the dog was euthanized on Saturday.
“At that point, Fort Worth Animal Care & Control owns the dog. An evaluation was done of the dog based on behavior and history,” said
Tinslee was born with a rare heart condition and the hospital said it has undertaken extreme efforts to keep her alive. She breathes with the assistance of a ventilator and is sedated but conscious.
In multiple court proceedings, doctors testified that Tinslee has no chance of recovery and that each day is torturous for her, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. Although this case has never been about money and Cook Children s has never considered finances when making an end-of-life decision, the State of Texas (through its manager of a Medicaid care program) is now threatening to interject the issue into this dispute, according to the appeal filing.