The sister of a patient who died after a heart transplant is suing the hospital and several doctors for medical malpractice. The lawsuit accuses hospital officials of negligence, dishonesty and keeping patients on life support for years just to inflate their own statistics.
Darryl Young underwent a heart transplant at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in 2018 after battling congestive heart failure for years. However, he suffered brain damage during the surgery, never woke up, and died in 2022.
Ashley Young Lawsuit—Available here—Names the hospital, RWJ Barnabas Health, cardiologist Mark Zucker, M.D., and several other health care providers involved in the case as defendants.
ProPublica, a nonprofit news publication, has been following the case for years with multiple investigations. Although the latest report focuses on the Ashley Young case, previous research Because he was in charge of the entire incident, the incident attracted a lot of attention. The report included evidence that employees openly discussed the need to keep him alive for the hospital's benefit. Ashley Young's new lawsuit highlights this evidence, among other allegations.
