HOUSTON — Baylor St. Luke's is facing a suit alleging their negligent medical care led to a patient's death from aspiration pneumonia.
Erik Mirrow, individually as heir of Seymour Morris Mirrow and as executive of the Estate of Seymour Morris Mirrow, filed a complaint Feb. 12 in Harris County District Court against Chi St. Luke's Health Baylor College of Medicine Medical Center doing business as Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center alleging negligence.
Seymour Mirrow was admitted to Baylor St. Luke's on Nov. 23, 2018, to be treated for dehydration, according to the plaintiff's complaint. The plaintiff alleges that during Seymour Mirrow's eight day stay at Baylor, a "foreign/fluid substance" got into his lungs and claims the substance was something "the hospital staff provided" for his nutrition or medication.
The plaintiff also claims the aspiration suffered caused him "to go into respiratory distress" and die on Nov. 30, 2018. The plaintiff further claims Seymour Mirrow's cause of death listed on his death certificate states "aspiration pneumonia" and that the hospital staff failed to "be more aggressive" in his treatment. He also alleges the hospital staff failed to be alert and "stay ahead of possible medical issues" and that once he was intubated, he developed organ failure and developed hemodialysis and cardio-arhythmia.
The plaintiff seeks monetary and all other just relief. He is represented by Dale Trimble of The Trimble Law Firm PLLC in Conroe.
Harris County District Court case number 2021-09051