HISPANIC ADVOCACY GROUP TO LAUNCH FACT-FINDING INVESTIGATION OF HOSPITAL CARE THAT ENDED WITH QUADRUPLE AMPUTATION 

Group Asks Claudia Mejia’s Lawyers to Release Medical Records and Give Orlando Regional Medical Center Written Authorization to Discuss Mejia’s Treatment and Hospital Care 

ORLANDO, FL—Consejo de Latinos Unidos, the national non-profit organization that educates and assists Hispanics and others about health care issues, announced today that it has launched an independent, fact finding investigation of the hospital care given to Claudia Mejia—the woman who gave birth and then had to have all four limbs amputated after being diagnosed with a flesh-eating bacteria—in hopes of making sure the interests of the Hispanic community and public at large are served.  

In a letter to Mejia’s lawyers, K.B. Forbes, the Executive Director of the Consejo, wrote, “Like many people, we were recently stunned by the news stories about Claudia Mejia. We have decided to conduct an independent, fact-finding investigation. We feel the Hispanic community deserves thorough and complete answers.” 

The letter, addressed to Mejia’s lawyers E. Clay Parker of Orlando and Judy Hyman of West Palm Beach, specifically requests their cooperation and states the Consejo’s investigation “would be helped if your client, Ms. Mejia, would give Orlando Regional Medical Center permission, under HIPAA guidelines, to discuss her medical situation and what specifically happened to her and what treatment she received.” 

Furthermore, the group asks Mejia’s lawyers for copies of her medical records, writing, “We are told that Orlando Regional has provided your client with a complete and true copy of her medical records. We would like to have them reviewed independently. Can you provide us with a copy?” 

The group is awaiting a formal reply from Hyman or Parker to their requests. Orlando Regional Medical Center is barred from discussing the case until they receive such authorization. 

Two weeks ago, the Consejo was able to revolve a crisis of miscommunication between Ruby Cintron, the young mother shot in the eye on New Year’s Eve, and Orlando Regional Medical Center.