Patient Trapped on Roof of Illinois Hospital Dies of Hypothermia
Patient Trapped on Roof of Illinois Hospital Dies of Hypothermia, Vista East Medical Center, Chelsea Adolphus, American Healthcare Systems
Coroner blasts Illinois hospital after patient gets locked on roof and dies
Chelsea Adolphus, 28, died on Thursday after getting locked out on the roof of the Vista Medical Center in Waukegan.
Family of woman who died after being found on hospital roof in Waukegan demand answers
A press conference held Monday afternoon from the Lake County Coroner had some choice words about the hospital's failures—citing consistent issues leading up to her death.
A Family Wants Answers After Black Woman's Body Found on Roof of Chicago-Area Hospital
A 28-year-old woman’s body was found on the roof of a Chicago-area hospital. Now, her family is desperate for answers explaining the circumstances that led to her death and how she got to the roof in the first place.
Wrongful death lawsuit filed after patient dies from hypothermia on roof of hospital
The family of Chelsea Adolphus stood grieving, holding pictures of the 28-year-old woman Wednesday as attorney Ben Crump announced a wrongful death lawsuit filed against Vista Medical Center East. WGN's Andrea Medina brings you the story.
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 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.
Lawsuit filed against hospital after patient died from hypothermia last week
Family members of a woman who coroners say froze to death on the roof of a hospital in Waukegan are now suing that hospital – as the facility’s owners call for the coroner’s office to be removed from the investigation.
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.
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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 ...
Lake County coroner calls for Waukegan hospital death investigation; says owners ‘must be held accountable’
Adolphus, a Waukegan resident,  was found on a second-floor roof at around 8:45 a.m. Thursday, about seven hours after she ...
Family demands answers in death of Chicago woman who was on hospital roof for over 6 hours
Chelsea Adolphus, 28, was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday. The next day, she was found on the rooftop and had a body ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Woman dies after seven hours on Chicago hospital roof in nothing but medical gown
A family is demanding answers after a patient clad only in a hospital gown was found on a Chicago hospital roof seven hours ...