A University of Illinois Chicago Hospital nurse is being held for $300,000 bail on charges of aggravated battery for allegedly hitting an 8-month-old patient in her care, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
A University of Illinois Chicago Hospital nurse is being held for $300,000 bail on charges of aggravated battery for allegedly hitting an 8-month-old patient in her care, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Assistant State's Attorney Lorraine Scaduto said the baby was recovering from a previous surgery when night nurse Crispiniana Domingo accidently dropped the bar to the baby's crib.
Prosecutors also said a witness who believed the boy was injured saw Ms. Domingo slap the baby three times on the back of his head. Ms. Domingo admitted to "patting" the baby after the boy's mother told hospital officials her child wasn't using his left arm normally. An x-ray and a subsequent MRI revealed a fracture in the boy's left arm that could "only be caused by a non-accidental twisting motion of the arm" and "two subdural hematomas in the boy's head," respectively, according to Ms. Scaduto.
Ms. Scaduto also noted that the injuries were consistent with being hit on the head and were not there in an MRI taken three months prior to the incident.
Sherri McGinnis Gonzales, a spokeswoman for the hospital, said Ms. Domingo has worked at the hospital since 2000. She has had no prior convictions.
University of Illinois Hospital CEO Avijit Ghosh said the hospital "contacted UIC Police to conduct a thorough investigation" when the incident was brought to light and that the entire hospital is "deeply saddened that a child in our care may have been mistreated by a caregiver.”
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