Barbara Lathan went to Bridgeport Hospital in October 2007 to receive treatment for a relatively minor urinary tract infection. Seventy-five days later, Lathan, then 66, was released from the hospital in a wheelchair with her bowels inflated to the size and shape of a bowling ball and protruding from her abdomen. The Southport resident also was recovering from bed sores and a dangerous bacteria-resistant infection.
Six years later, a Bridgeport Superior Court jury last month returned a medical malpractice verdict of $9.3 million against the hospital.
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