What happened to Chelsea Adolphus? Family seek answers after Illinois hospital patient found dead on the roof
Chelsea Adolphus, a 28-year-old patient at Vista Medical Center, was found unconscious on the hospital's roof wearing only a medical gown.
Illionois woman freezes to death on hospital roof as family demands answers
A young hospital patient, who was found unresponsive on the roof of a medical center, died of hypothermia as a result of cold exposure, it's been confirmed. Preliminary autopsy findings into the tragic death of 28-year-old Chelsea Adolphus were released on Monday.
Ben Crump takes on case of Chelsea Adolphus, patient who died after being on hospital roof for 6 hours
Chelsea Adolphus, 28, was pronounced dead 14 hours after being found unresponsive on the roof of Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, Illinois.
Hospital under investigation over death of patient found unresponsive on roof
State health officials and police are investigating the death of a patient who was found unconscious on the roof of Waukegan, Ill.-based Vista Medical Center East on Jan. 23. A spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Pubic Health confirmed the investigation to Becker's on Jan. 29.
Family sues Waukegan, Illinois hospital where woman died after being found on roof
The legal team Thursday showed a photo of Chelsea Adolphus lying on the roof of the hospital in only her hospital gown and underwear. Adolphus has been pixelated.
Family of patient found frozen on Waukegan hospital roof files lawsuit: 'We will get justice for Chelsea'
Chelsea Adolphus died of hypothermia after being on a hospital's roof for nearly seven hours in below-freezing temperatures wearing only a hospital gown. The suit alleges negligence and medical malpractice.
Family files wrongful death lawsuit after woman found dead on hospital roof
The family of 28-year-old Chelsea Adolphus hired civil rights attorney Ben Crump to represent them in a wrongful death lawsuit against Waukegan's Vista Medical Center East.
Patient Spent Nearly 7 Hours on Medical Clinic Roof Before She Was Found and Resuscitation Attempts Began: Coroner
Chelsea Adolphus, a patient at an Illinois medical center, was pronounced dead 14 hours after being found unresponsive on the ...
Coroner blasts hospital after patient gets locked out on roof, dies: ‘Must be held accountable’
Chelsea Adolphus, 28, died on Thursday after getting locked out on the roof of the Vista Medical Center in Waukegan.
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Coroner rebukes Vista Medical Center East, cites hypothermia as cause of death for patient found on roof
A woman found unresponsive on a roof at Vista East Medical Center in Waukegan wearing only her hospital gown died of ...
Chelsea Adolphus' family says Waukegan hospital staff lied, files wrongful death lawsuit
During a press conference, Adolphus' brother said hospital staff told him a false story of his sister's passing at a store two blocks away.
Lake County coroner blasts Vista Medical Center after patient gets on roof, dies
Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek blasted Vista Medical Center in a press conference Monday after a woman was locked out on ...
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Family demands answers in death of Chicago woman who was on hospital roof for over 6 hours
Twenty-eight-year-old Chelsea Adolphus was found on the roof of Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, Illinois, after being reported missing from her room nearly seven hours earlier. Lake County ...
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Bizarre death fuels concerns at struggling Waukegan hospital
Vista Medical Center East, which lost its trauma center designation last year, is back in hot water following the death of a ...
Supervisors approve new mental health crisis unit in Chula Vista
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