Асрамжийн газрын ажилтнуудын хайхрамжгүй байдлаас болж нэгэн оршин суугч “мах иддэг” бактерийн халдвар авч, хоёр хуруугаа тайруулсан хэрэг гарчээ.
АНУ-ын Флорида мужийн Тампа хот дахь “All About Living Inc.” асрамжийн газрыг тус байгууллагад амьдардаг 34 настай Дэвид Нолан-Херсигийн ар гэрийнхэн шүүхэд өгсөн байна. Нолан-Херси нь 2025 оны долдугаар сард тус байранд шилжин ирсэн бөгөөд аравдугаар сард нь бусад оршин суугчийн хазуулснаас үүдэлтэй шарх нь халдварлажээ.
Шүүхэд гаргасан гомдлын дагуу, тухайн үед түүнд эмнэлгийн яаралтай тусламж үзүүлээгүй байна. 2025 оны аравдугаар сарын 31-нд биеийн байдал нь эрс муудаж, бөөлжиж, өндөр халуурч, гар нь хавдсаны дараа эмнэлэгт хүргэгджээ. Тампа хотын эмнэлгийн эмч нар түүнд үхжил үүсгэгч фасцит буюу “мах иддэг” бактерийн халдвар авсныг тогтоосон байна.
Эмчилгээний явцад халдвар тархсаны улмаас түүний баруун гарын хоёр хурууг тайрах шаардлагатай болж, гар нь үйл ажиллагааны хувьд бүрэн алдагджээ. Ар гэрийнхэн нь тус асрамжийн газрыг боловсон хүчний дутагдал, хангалтгүй хяналт, үйл ажиллагааны алдаа гаргасан хэмээн буруутгаж, 100 мянган ам.долларын нөхөн төлбөр нэхэмжилж байна.
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A group home in Florida has been sued after a resident allegedly contracted “flesh-eating” bacteria from a bite wound and lost two of his fingers.
Kelly Gray, the mother of 34-year-old David Nolan-Hersey, is seeking $100,000 in damages in her lawsuit against Tampa’s All About Living Inc., claiming staff were negligent in their care of her son, who has autism and an intellectual disability, per local outlet WFLA.
Nolan-Hersey moved into the group home in July 2025, and in October of that year, he was bitten on his hand by another resident, WFLA reported Tuesday, citing the lawsuit.
Shortly after, on October 31, 2025, Nolan-Hersey woke up sick and was “violently” throwing up, the lawsuit reviewed by the outlet, states.
That day, Jessica Espinosa, who runs the group home with her husband Eduardo, took a video of Nolan-Hersey while he was in bed and said to him, “You not feeling good, David?” according to the lawsuit. Gray’s son allegedly said, “Owie,” and pointed to his arm.
Nolan-Hersey did not receive medical treatment until the next day, at which point he had a temperature of 101.2 degrees and swelling in his right hand and arm, according to the lawsuit.
The Independent has reached out to All About Living Inc. for comment.
At Tampa General Hospital, Nolan-Hersey was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, commonly referred to as “flesh-eating” bacteria, according to the family’s attorneys, WFLA reports.
Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, but serious bacterial infection that can rapidly turn into a life-threatening emergency, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC warns that people infected with necrotizing fasciitis need immediate medical care and that it can cause lifelong complications due to surgical removal of infected tissue.
Dr. Fritz Brink, a general surgeon in South Florida who did not treat Nolan-Hersey, told the Tampa Bay Times, “This is a rapidly progressing infection.”
“And since the treatment is surgical, the further the infection travels, the more surgery needs to be done in order to control the infection.”
Nolan-Hersey had to have two of his fingers amputated, and he permanently lost function in his right hand, the family’s attorneys said.
“The failures described herein were not isolated errors in judgement, but rather the foreseeable result of systemic understaffing, inadequate training, deficient supervision, and operational policies, practices, and procedures,” the lawsuit said.
