St. Vincent Hospital-Indianapolis recognizes hospital lien letter should not have been sent to Indiana State Fair stage collapse victim
In a story by WTHR.com (news channel 13), Parr Richey Obremskey Frandsen & Patterson attorney Tony Patterson explains that his 17-year-old client who was seriously injured in the Sugarland stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair received a notice of a hospital lien being filed by her medical provider, St. Vincent Hospital-Indianapolis, for $178,000 less than 1 month after she received medical treatment at St. Vincent during a 12-day stay.
St. Vincent Chief Financial Officer Marvin White recognized the need to send a request for information letter before the collection letter. Proof of insurance was on file indicating the bills will be paid regardless, but St. Vincent is clearly eager to stake their claim as to any third party settlements the stage collapse victims are to receive.
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