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Florida flooding emergency declared as tropical threat draws near
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Kate Payne
Published Aug 02, 2024 • Last updated 20 hours ago • 3 minute read

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A storm system brewing over Cuba on Friday will likely dump torrential rains over the Florida peninsula this weekend, a forecast that’s especially concerning for low-lying coastal and urban areas that were inundated by dangerous floods this year.


The National Hurricane Center in Miami said there’s a 90% chance it will strengthen into a tropical storm by Saturday night as it curves northward just off the southwest Florida coast, where the water has been extremely warm, with temperatures approaching 92 degrees Fahrenheit (33 Celsius) this week.

The hurricane center has labeled it Potential Tropical Cyclone Four for now. The next name on this season’s list is Debby. “Regardless of development, heavy rains could cause areas of flash flooding across Florida, Cuba, and the Bahamas through the weekend,” its advisory said.

It doesn’t take a name for flooding to become dangerous. Torrential rains from a tropical disturbance in June left many Florida roads impassable, swamping school buses and stranding residents as cars floated away down flooded streets.


“Hurricanes aren’t the only problem, right?” said Tom Frazer, Executive Director of the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation at the University of South Florida.

“We can have very rapidly developing storm systems that take advantage of extremely warm sea waters and high water content in the atmosphere to deposit large amounts of rain on various parts of the peninsula,” Frazer said.

Forecasting models predict it could come ashore as a tropical storm on Sunday and cross over Florida’s Big Bend region into the Atlantic Ocean, where it’s likely to remain a tropical storm threatening Georgia and the Carolinas early next week.

At a county park in Plant City east of Tampa, there was a steady stream of people shoveling sand into bags Friday morning. Terry Smith, 67, filled 10 bags with a neighbor from StrawBerry Ridge Village, a 55+ community of manufactured homes in suburban Hillsborough County.


Smith said he isn’t overly concerned about the storm, though he doesn’t have home insurance.

“Life is a risk,” Smith said. “We’re just probably going to try and stay in Saturday and Sunday and ride it out.”

In Fort Lauderdale, the flooding in June was so bad that the city has kept open sites where residents can fill up to five sandbags a day until further notice.

“The most significant impact from this storm will be the rainfall. Hefty totals are forecast over the next five days, with the bulk coming Saturday-Monday in Florida,” University of Miami meteorologist Brian McNoldy noted on X.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for most Florida counties, extending from the Florida Keys up through Central Florida and the Tampa Bay region and into the western Panhandle.


DeSantis spoke of sea level rise and the threat it poses to Florida during his first term as governor, but that message quieted after he won re-election and ran for president. Despite record heat and increasingly costly hurricanes, DeSantis recently signed legislation that erases most references to climate change in state law and nullifies goals of transitioning the state towards cleaner energy.

Meanwhile, far off Mexico’s western coast, Hurricane Carlotta formed over the Pacific Ocean on Friday, with top sustained winds reaching 80 mph (130 kmh). The hurricane center said Carlotta was moving west-northwest about 455 miles (730 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, and no watches or warnings were in effect.

Florida flooding emergency declared as tropical threat draws near

A storm system brewing over Cuba on Friday will likely dump torrential rains over the Florida peninsula this weekend

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Tropical Storm Debby barrels toward Florida, with potential record-setting rains further north
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Kimberly Chandler and Christopher O’Meara
Published Aug 04, 2024 • Last updated 7 hours ago • 5 minute read

TAMPA, Fla. — Tropical Storm Debby was strengthening rapidly Sunday and was expected to become a hurricane as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, bringing heavy bands of rain to that state and with it the threat of devastating floods to the southeast Atlantic coast later in the week.


The storm was likely to become a strong Category 1 hurricane before making landfall Monday in the Big Bend region of Florida or the Florida Panhandle, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

“Right now, we are trying secure everything from floating away,” said Sheryl Horne, whose family owns the Shell Island Fish Camp along the Wakulla River in St. Marks, Florida, where some customers moved their boats inland. The Big Bend region was hit last year by Hurricane Idalia, which made landfall as a category 3 hurricane.

“I am used to storms and I’m used to cleaning up after storms,” Horne said.



Debby was expected to move eastward over northern Florida and then stall over the coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina, thrashing the region with potential record-setting rains totaling up to 30 inches (76 centimetres) beginning Tuesday. Officials also warned of life-threatening storm surge along Florida’s Gulf Coast, with 6 to 10 feet of inundation expected Monday between the Ochlockonee and Suwannee rivers.

“There’s some really amazing rainfall totals being forecast and amazing in a bad way,” Michael Brennan, director of the hurricane centre, said at a briefing. “That would be record-breaking rainfall associated with a tropical cyclone for both the states of Georgia and South Carolina if we got up to the 30 inch level.”


Flooding impacts could last through Friday and are expected to be especially severe in low-lying areas near the coast, including Savannah, Georgia; Hilton Head, South Carolina; and Charleston, South Carolina. North Carolina officials were monitoring the storm’s progress.

Officials in Savannah said the area could see a month’s worth of rain in four days if the system stalls over the region.

“This is going to a significant storm. The word historic cannot be underscored here,” Savannah Mayor Van. R. Johnson said during a press conference.

The hurricane centre said in a 5 p.m. update that Debby was located about 193 kilometres west of Tampa, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 105 km/h. The storm was moving north at 19 km/h.


Debby’s outer bands grazed the west coast of Florida, flooding streets and bringing power outages. Sarasota County officials said most roadways on Siesta Key, a barrier island off the coast of Sarasota, were under water. The hurricane centre had predicted the system would strengthen as it curved off the southwest Florida coast, where the water has been extremely warm.

At a briefing Sunday afternoon, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned that the storm could lead to “really, really significant flooding that will happen in North Central Florida.”

He said it would follow a similar track to Hurricane Idalia but would “be much wetter. We are going to see much more inundation.”

Debby is the fourth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season after Tropical Storm Alberto, Hurricane Beryl and Tropical Storm Chris, all of which formed in June.


A hurricane warning was issued for parts of the Big Bend and the Florida Panhandle, while tropical storm warnings were posted for Florida’s West Coast, the southern Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas. A tropical storm watch extended farther west into the Panhandle.

Tropical storms and hurricanes can trigger river flooding and overwhelm drainage systems and canals. Forecasters warned of 6 to 12 inches (15 centimetres to 30 centimetres) of rain and up to 18 inches (46 centimetres) in isolated areas of Florida.

Storm surge expected to hit Gulf Coast, including Tampa Bay
Flat Florida is prone to flooding even on sunny days, and the storm was predicted to bring a surge of 2 to 4 feet (0.6 to 1.2 metres) along most of the Gulf Coast, including Tampa Bay, with a storm tide of up to 7 feet (2.1 metres) north of there in the sparsely populated Big Bend region.


Forecasters warned of “a danger of life-threatening storm surge inundation” in a region that includes Hernando Beach, Crystal River, Steinhatchee and Cedar Key. Officials in Citrus and Levy counties ordered a mandatory evacuation of coastal areas, while those in Hernando, Manatee, Pasco and Taylor counties called for voluntary evacuations. Shelters opened in those and some other counties.

Citrus County Sheriff Mike Prendergast estimated 21,000 people live in his county’s evacuation zone.

Residents, businesses prepare for flooding
Residents in Steinhatchee, Florida, which flooded during Hurricane Idalia, spent Sunday moving items to higher ground.

“I’ve been here 29 years. This isn’t the first time I’ve done it. Do you get used to it? No,” Mark Reblin said as he moved items out of the liquor store he owns.


Employees of Savannah Canoe and Kayak in Georgia said they were busy tying down their watercrafts, laying sandbags, and raising equipment off the ground. Mayme Bouy, the store manager, said she wasn’t too concerned about the forecast calling for a potential historic rain event.

“But we do have some high tides this week so if the rain is happening around then, that could be bad,” Bouy added. “I’d rather play it safe than sorry.”

Governors declare emergencies ahead of landfall
Gov. DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 61 of Florida’s 67 counties, with the National Guard activating 3,000 guard members. Utility crews from in and out of state were ready to restore power after the storm, he said in a post on X. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster made their own emergency declarations.


In Tampa alone, officials gave out more than 30,000 sandbags to barricade against flooding.

“We’ve got our stormwater drains cleared out. We’ve got our generators all checked and full. We’re doing everything that we need to be prepared to face a tropical storm,” Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said.

Northeast coast also preparing for storm conditions
Emergency managers in New England and New York were already monitoring the path of the storm for the possibility of remnants striking their states. States including New York and Vermont have been hit by heavy rain and thunderstorms in recent weeks and were still coping with flooding and saturated ground.

— Chandler reported from Montgomery, Alabama. Jake Offenhartz contributed from New York.

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Hurricane Debby makes landfall in Florida as Category 1 storm and threatens catastrophic flooding

Tropical Storm Debby strengthened rapidly Sunday and was expected to become a hurricane as it churned toward Florida.

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Hurricane Debby makes landfall in Florida as Category 1 storm and threatens catastrophic flooding
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Kimberly Chandler and Christopher O’Meara
Published Aug 04, 2024 • Last updated 19 hours ago • 4 minute read

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Debby reached the Big Bend coast of Florida early Monday, bringing with it the potential for record-setting rains, catastrophic flooding and life-threatening storm surge as it moves slowly across the northern part of the state before stalling over the coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina.


The storm made landfall as a Category 1 storm near Steinhatchee, a tiny community in northern Florida of less than 1,000 residents on Florida’s Gulf Coast. It had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (129 kph) and was moving northeast at 10 mph (17 kph), the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

The storm made landfall in one of the least populated areas of Florida, but forecasters warned heavy rain could spawn catastrophic flooding in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia. Nearly 214,000 customers were without power in Florida on Monday morning, according to PowerOutage.com.

A tornado watch also was in effect for parts of Florida and Georgia on Monday.

“Right now, we are to trying secure everything from floating away,” said Sheryl Horne, whose family owns the Shell Island Fish Camp along the Wakulla River in St. Marks, Florida, where some customers moved their boats inland.


The sparsely populated Big Bend region in the Florida Panhandle also was hit last year by Hurricane Idalia, which made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane.

“I am used to storms and I’m used to cleaning up after storms,” Horne said.

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee said Monday morning that heavy flooding was the biggest concern in the Big Bend regions, with storm surge expected across Apalachee Bay.



In Marion County, which is inland and south of Gainesville, sheriff’s officials noted in a Facebook post Monday that crews were responding to reports of downed power lines and trees that have fallen on roadways and homes.

Images posted on social media by Cedar Key Fire Rescue early Monday showed floodwaters rising along the streets of the city, located south of where the storm made landfall. Water was “coming in at a pretty heavy pace,” the post said.

Debby was expected to move eastward over northern Florida and then stall over the coastal regions of Georgia and South Carolina, thrashing the region with potential record-setting rains totaling up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) beginning Tuesday.

Officials also warned of life-threatening storm surge along Florida’s Gulf Coast, with 6 to 10 feet (1.8 to 3 meters) of inundation expected Monday between the Ochlockonee and Suwannee rivers.


“There’s some really amazing rainfall totals being forecast and amazing in a bad way,” Michael Brennan, director of the hurricane center, said at a briefing. “That would be record-breaking rainfall associated with a tropical cyclone for both the states of Georgia and South Carolina if we got up to the 30-inch level.”

Flooding could last through Friday and is expected to be especially severe in low-lying areas near the coast, including Savannah, Georgia; Hilton Head, South Carolina; and Charleston, South Carolina. North Carolina officials were monitoring the storm’s progress.

Officials in Savannah said the area could see a month’s worth of rain in four days if the system stalls over the region.

“This is going to a significant storm,” Savannah Mayor Van. R. Johnson said during a press conference.


Debby’s outer bands earlier grazed the west coast of Florida, flooding streets and bringing power outages. Sarasota County officials said most roadways on Siesta Key, a barrier island off the coast of Sarasota, were under water.

At a briefing Sunday afternoon, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned the storm could lead to “really, really significant flooding that will happen in North Central Florida.”

The storm would follow a similar track to Hurricane Idalia but would “be much wetter. We are going to see much more inundation,” he said.

Debby is the fourth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season after Tropical Storm Alberto, Hurricane Beryl and Tropical Storm Chris, all of which formed in June. In the Eastern Pacific, tropical storms Carlotta, Daniel and Emilia all churned over the ocean, but they weren’t threatening land.


Residents, businesses prepare for flooding
Residents in Steinhatchee, Florida, which flooded during Hurricane Idalia, spent Sunday moving items to higher ground to prepare for Debby.

“I’ve been here 29 years. This isn’t the first time I’ve done it. Do you get used to it? No,” Mark Reblin said as he moved items out of the liquor store he owns.

Employees of Savannah Canoe and Kayak in Georgia said they were busy tying down their watercrafts, laying sandbags and raising equipment off the ground. Mayme Bouy, the store manager, said she wasn’t too concerned about the forecast calling for a potential historic rain event.

“But we do have some high tides this week so if the rain is happening around then, that could be bad,” Bouy added. “I’d rather play it safe than sorry.”


Governors declared emergencies ahead of landfall
DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 61 of Florida’s 67 counties, with the National Guard activating 3,000 guard members. Utility crews from in and out of state were ready to restore power after the storm, he said in a post on X.

In Tampa alone, officials gave out more than 30,000 sandbags to barricade against flooding.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster made their own emergency declarations.

Northeast coast also preparing for storm conditions
Emergency managers in New England and New York were monitoring the path of the storm for the possibility of remnants striking their states. Northeast states including New York and Vermont have been hit by heavy rain and thunderstorms in recent weeks and were still coping with flooding and saturated ground.

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Hurricane Debby makes landfall in Florida as Category 1 storm and threatens catastrophic flooding

Tropical Storm Debby strengthened rapidly Sunday and was expected to become a hurricane as it churned toward Florida.

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Tropical Storm Debby hits Florida with floods, threat of record rain in Georgia and Carolinas
Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Jeff Martin And Christopher O'meara
Published Aug 05, 2024 • 4 minute read

HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. — Tropical Storm Debby slammed Florida with torrential rain and high winds, contributing to at least four deaths as it turned menacingly toward the Eastern Seaboard’s low-lying regions and threatened to flood some of America’s most historic Southern cities.


Record-setting rain was expected to cause flash flooding, with up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) possible in some areas, the National Hurricane Center said. The potential for high water threatened the historic cities of Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina. Up to 18 inches (46 centimeters) was forecast in central and north Florida.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned that just because the storm is moving into Georgia, it doesn’t mean the state won’t continue to see threats as waterways north of the border fill up and flow south.

“It is a very saturating, wet storm,” he said during an afternoon briefing at the state’s emergency operations center. “When they crest and the water that’s going to come down from Georgia, it’s just something that we’re going to be on alert for not just throughout today, but for the next week.”


Debby made landfall along the Gulf Coast of Florida early Monday as a Category 1 hurricane. It has since weakened to a tropical storm and is moving slowly, covering roads with water and contributing to at least four deaths.

A truck driver died on Interstate 75 in the Tampa area after he lost control of his tractor trailer, which flipped over a concrete wall and dangled over the edge before the cab dropped into the water below. Sheriff’s office divers located the driver, a 64-year-old man from Mississippi, in the cab 40 feet (12 meters) below the surface, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.


A 13-year-old boy died Monday morning after a tree fell on a mobile home southwest of Gainesville, according to the Levy County Sheriff’s Office.


And in Dixie County, just east of where the storm made landfall, a 38-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy died in a car crash on wet roads Sunday night. The Florida Highway Patrol said a 14-year-old boy who was a passenger was hospitalized with serious injuries.

More than 300,000 customers remained without power in Florida and Georgia on Monday afternoon, down from a peak of more than 350,000, according to PowerOutage.us and Georgia Electric Membership Corp.

DeSantis said some 17,000 linemen were working to restore electricity. He warned residents in affected areas to stay off the roads until conditions are safe.

Airports were also affected. More than 1,600 flights had been canceled nationwide, many of them to and from Florida airports, according to FlightAware.com. One out of every five flights scheduled to leave Orlando International Airport was canceled Monday. Nearly 30% of flights scheduled to depart Tampa International Airport were canceled.


Sarasota, Florida, a beach city popular with tourists, was one of the hardest hit by flooding.

“Essentially we’ve had twice the amount of the rain that was predicted for us to have,” said Sarasota County Fire Chief David Rathbun in a social media update.

The storm made landfall near Steinhatchee, a tiny community in northern Florida of less than 1,000 residents.

Taylor County, where Steinhatchee is located, closed several roads due to flooding, Sheriff Wayne Padgett said. Trees and power lines had also fallen across some roads. Padgett advised anyone who had evacuated from low-lying or coastal areas to wait before returning to their homes because the tide had not come in, and it was unclear how deep floodwaters might get later.


President Joe Biden was briefed on Debby’s progress while at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, the White House said.

Vice President Kamala Harris has postponed a scheduled trip to Georgia amid the ongoing effects of Tropical Storm Debby. Harris’ campaign said her stop planned in Savannah, Georgia, on Thursday, was being put off due to the storm.

Local leaders in Savannah said flooding could happen in areas that don’t usually get high water if Debby stalls out over the city.

“This type of rain hovering over us, coming with the intensity that they tell us it is coming, it’s going to catch a whole lot of people by surprise,” said Chatham County Chairman Chester Ellis.

In South Carolina, Charleston County Interim Emergency Director Ben Webster called Debby a “historic and potentially unprecedented event” three times in a 90-second briefing Monday morning.


The city of Charleston has an emergency plan in place that includes sandbags for residents, opening parking garages so residents can park their cars above floodwaters and an online mapping system that shows which roads are closed due to flooding.

North Carolina and South Carolina have dealt with three catastrophic floods from tropical systems in the past nine years, all causing more than $1 billion in damage.

In 2015, rainfall fed by moisture as Hurricane Joaquin passed well offshore caused massive flooding.

In 2016, flooding from Hurricane Matthew caused 24 deaths in the two states and rivers set record crests. Those records were broken in 2018 with Hurricane Florence, which set rainfall records in both Carolinas, flooded many of the same places and was responsible for 42 deaths in North Carolina and nine in South Carolina.

In Savannah, Jim Froncak piled sandbags into his pickup truck on Monday, as rain was already falling. He said a recent thunderstorm caused so much flooding that he and a friend were able to kayak down a street.

“That was just a thunderstorm,” he said. “So, who knows what could happen with this?”

Tropical Storm Debby hits Florida with floods, threat of record rain in Georgia and Carolinas

Tropical Storm Debby slammed Florida with torrential rain and high winds, contributing to at least four deaths

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Florida doc removed patient's liver by mistake, leading to man's death: Lawsuit
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Published Sep 03, 2024 • Last updated 15 hours ago • 1 minute read

Dr. Thomas Shaknovski, who is based at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital in Miramar Beach, allegedly removed 70-year-old William Bryan’s liver instead of his spleen.
Dr. Thomas Shaknovski, who is based at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital in Miramar Beach, allegedly removed 70-year-old William Bryan’s liver instead of his spleen.
A Florida surgeon mistakenly removed a 70-year-old patient’s liver, resulting in the senior’s death, according to a lawsuit.


A report from The Express Tribune says the alleged incident happened in August during a scheduled splenectomy by Dr. Thomas Shaknovski, who is based at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital in Miramar Beach.

He removed William Bryan’s liver — instead of his spleen — resulting in catastrophic blood and the patient’s death, the lawsuit alleged.

According to The Express Tribune, Bryan, who was visiting Florida with his wife, Beverly, started experiencing abdominal pain and was admitted to the hospital. He was diagnosed with a spleen abnormality.

Bryan and his wife were reportedly persuaded by Shaknovsky and the hospital’s chief medical officer, Dr. Christopher Bacani, that immediate surgery was required.


The lawsuit alleged that, during the operation, Shaknovsky removed Bryan’s liver, mistaking it for the spleen, and informed Bryan’s wife that the organ was severely diseased, had enlarged to four times its normal size, and had migrated to the other side of the body.

The serious mistake was only discovered after Bryan’s death, the lawsuit alleged, when it was confirmed that the spleen was still intact while the liver was mistakenly removed.



Beverly Bryan filed the lawsuit against Dr. Shaknovsky and Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital.

The suit reportedly accused the hospital and doctor of gross negligence and malpractice and seeks both criminal and civil penalties.

Newsweek reported that Ascension Medical Group issued a statement, saying: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family. Sacred Heart Emerald Coast’s leadership is investigating this matter.”

Newsweek sought comment from Shaknovsky by email on Tuesday.

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A Florida surgeon mistakenly removed a patient’s liver, leading to the patient’s death and a subsequent lawsuit.

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Florida doc removed patient's liver by mistake, leading to man's death: Lawsuit

A Florida surgeon accused of mistakenly removing a patient’s liver is the subject of a lawsuit.

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Florida doc removed patient's liver by mistake, leading to man's death: Lawsuit
Author of the articleostmedia News
Published Sep 03, 2024 • Last updated 15 hours ago • 1 minute read

Dr. Thomas Shaknovski, who is based at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital in Miramar Beach, allegedly removed 70-year-old William Bryan’s liver instead of his spleen.
Dr. Thomas Shaknovski, who is based at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital in Miramar Beach, allegedly removed 70-year-old William Bryan’s liver instead of his spleen.
A Florida surgeon mistakenly removed a 70-year-old patient’s liver, resulting in the senior’s death, according to a lawsuit.


A report from The Express Tribune says the alleged incident happened in August during a scheduled splenectomy by Dr. Thomas Shaknovski, who is based at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital in Miramar Beach.

He removed William Bryan’s liver — instead of his spleen — resulting in catastrophic blood and the patient’s death, the lawsuit alleged.

According to The Express Tribune, Bryan, who was visiting Florida with his wife, Beverly, started experiencing abdominal pain and was admitted to the hospital. He was diagnosed with a spleen abnormality.

Bryan and his wife were reportedly persuaded by Shaknovsky and the hospital’s chief medical officer, Dr. Christopher Bacani, that immediate surgery was required.


The lawsuit alleged that, during the operation, Shaknovsky removed Bryan’s liver, mistaking it for the spleen, and informed Bryan’s wife that the organ was severely diseased, had enlarged to four times its normal size, and had migrated to the other side of the body.

The serious mistake was only discovered after Bryan’s death, the lawsuit alleged, when it was confirmed that the spleen was still intact while the liver was mistakenly removed.



Beverly Bryan filed the lawsuit against Dr. Shaknovsky and Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital.

The suit reportedly accused the hospital and doctor of gross negligence and malpractice and seeks both criminal and civil penalties.

Newsweek reported that Ascension Medical Group issued a statement, saying: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family. Sacred Heart Emerald Coast’s leadership is investigating this matter.”

Newsweek sought comment from Shaknovsky by email on Tuesday.

Florida surgeon sued after mistakenly removing patient’s liver | The Express Tribune

A Florida surgeon mistakenly removed a patient’s liver, leading to the patient’s death and a subsequent lawsuit.

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Florida doc removed patient's liver by mistake, leading to man's death: Lawsuit

A Florida surgeon accused of mistakenly removing a patient’s liver is the subject of a lawsuit.

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to liver and let die.

 

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Liver, spleen. . . guts are guts. Who cares? Old guy had one foot in the grave anyhow.

 

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