Grieving parents of an infant who died in New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital during a three-day nurses’ strike last month are waiting to see if an investigation into their child’s death will reveal if it had an impact on the baby’s demise.
Craige and Saran Morton lost their newborn, Noah, on Jan. 11, the final day of a nurses’ strike affecting New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore Medical Center.
However, some hospital staff wonders if the baby’s death impacted the facility’s decision to settle with the nurses’ union. 4 NBC New York reports that the hospital reached a deal with striking nurses just hours after Noah’s death. A spokesperson for the hospital said the probe is “a Root Cause Analysis,” to determine if any mistakes occurred. Not all NICU deaths are subject to this type of investigation.
Even though the baby was born with a heart condition, his parents believe he was showing signs of improvement. However, after being informed by the hospital of their son’s death, and that an investigation was launched surrounding the circumstances three weeks later, they are questioning if they were told everything.
“It seemed so sudden,” Craige said.
Saran said she “was surprised.”
“I thought he was getting better. They basically had just said that he was looking pale,” the bereaved mother said.
Born on Sept. 8, 2022, the child spent the majority of his short life in the care of one of New York City’s top medical facilities for babies and children. Care providers tried to strengthen his breathing so doctors could close the hole in his heart through surgery.
Employees from Mount Sinai explained to them Noah died as staffers were attempting to insert an IV into his small body to pump in blood. During the procedure, his heart stopped and the medical professionals were unable to revive the infant.
The parents say they were unaware that there was an investigation going on and are now…
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