Physician, hospital deny liability in suit alleging cardiac patient died following physical therapy
Keith Short | siltrial.com A physician and medical center deny liability in a suit alleging a patient died after attending physical and occupational therapy while awaiting cardiac surgery. Plaintiff Shelby Gavellas, as special administrator of the estate of James Gavellas, filed her original complaint on Jan. 8 through attorney Keith Short of Keith Short & Associates PC in Alton. She later filed an amended complaint on April 6 against OSF Healthcare St. Anthony’s Health Center, Dr. Behfar Dianati, CEP America-Illinois Hospitalists LLP, Dr. Bijoy Hedge, and Brav...