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Jones EDWARDSVILLE A man is suing Alton Memorial Hospital and several of its physicians for allegedly failing to do proper cardiac testing, resulting in a patient s death. Brandon Hardimon, as special administrator of the Estate of Shirley Hardimon, deceased, filed a complaint Feb. 2 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Erik Daniels, M.D., Juletta Avagyan, M.D., Alton Memorial Hospital, Huzaifa Quaizar, M.D., and BJC Healthcare, alleging negligence. The plaintiff alleges in his complaint that the defendants negligently cared for Shirley Hardimon on Feb. 11, 2019, at Alton Memorial Hospital, which allegedly resulted in her death on Feb. 19, 2011. Specifically, the plaintiff claims the defendants negligently and carelessly failed to perform a complete cardiac work up on Shirley Hardimon, who was suspected of having congestive heart failure caused by underlying significant cardiovascular disease. ....