23-year-old Valerie SimpsonA Fort Oglethorpe woman has filed a formal complaint with Erlanger Health System after she says she gave birth to a premature baby less than a day after being sent home from the hospital.
The baby, a little girl named Sophia, lived about two hours after she was born at 23 weeks.
“The person who took the complaint told me this should never have happened,” Valerie Simpson said. “I’m just hoping my story will help one person [in a similar situation] to push harder until someone listens to her. It could have been avoided if they had taken me more seriously.”
Erlanger spokeswoman Jennifer Homa said the hospital could not discuss Simpson’s specific case, citing patient privacy laws.
Homa also declined to say how many formal complaints are filed against Erlanger each year.