A former patient sued Geneva, Ill.-based Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital claiming she suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after an inmate being treated at the hospital stole a correctional officer's gun and held two nurses hostage in May, according to the Daily Herald.
Victoria Weiland filed the lawsuit in federal court earlier this week. She is also suing Kane County, Ill., Kane County correctional officer Shawn Loomis and Apex3 Security, which provides security at Delnor Hospital, the report states.
According to the lawsuit, Ms. Weiland claimed she was a patient on the third floor of the hospital May 13 when Tywon Salters, reportedly overpowered Mr. Loomis, took his weapon and held two nurses hostage, the report states.
Ms. Weiland allegedly heard screams from people she believed to be nurses, but was not provided any information about the incident at the time. When she dialed 911, Ms. Weiland claimed she was told to stay inside her room and remained there for more than one hour, the lawsuit states.
After Mr. Salters was fatally shot by SWAT officers, Ms. Weiland alleged the hospital provided her with false information regarding the nurses' injuries, according to the lawsuit.
Ms. Weiland claimed the incident has left her with post-traumatic stress disorder and she "has since been afraid to return to any medical facility for tests and treatment of medical conditions unrelated to the situation," the report states.
The lawsuit does not provide information on Ms. Weiland's age, her length of stay or her reason for being at the hospital, according to the report. She is seeking unspecified damages from the incident.
Spokespeople for the Kane County sheriff's office and Delnor Hospital told the Daily Herald neither institution comments on pending litigation. Ms. Weiland's attorney did not immediately return the Daily Herald's request for comment.
Several nurses also filed a lawsuit in June against Kane County, Mr. Loomis and Apex3 Security alleging all three entities were at fault in the standoff.
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