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Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Health
- Miami Herald
Hospital was supposed to hold man, but he left then was found dead, IL suit says
The family of an Illinois man who was found dead is suing a hospital after they say he was never supposed to leave its care. The lawsuit was filed May 27 in Peoria County against Carle Health Methodist Hospital. 'We are committed to the highest quality of care for all patients and take the trust put in our services seriously. We are unable to comment on pending litigation,' a Carle Health Methodist Hospital spokesperson told McClatchy News in an email May 29. On May 29, 2023, 32-year-old Logan Dunne was involuntarily admitted to the psychiatric unit at Carle Health Methodist Hospital, a civil complaint said. Then, two days later, on May 31, Dunne was moved to an unsecured floor to be treated for his 'uncontrolled diabetes,' the lawsuit said. After being treated, he was supposed to be taken back to the secured psychiatric floor, the complaint said. However, on June 2, Dunne put on his street clothes and walked out of the hospital, without being stopped by any staff, according to the lawsuit. After leaving the hospital, it took three days before Dunne's family was notified he was missing, according to Dateline NBC. 'A family friend called us — whose son is a police officer in Peoria and saw Logan's name on a report and called his dad and told him that, 'Hey, he escaped,' — and then that friend called us,' his father, Brian Dunne, told the outlet. 'So we went down to the Peoria Police Department and filed a missing persons report.' Hundreds of people, including authorities and rescue teams, searched the area for Logan Dunne, NBC Dateline and WMBD reported. Missing persons flyers, T-shirts and resource pages to help find Logan Dunne were created and shared in a 'Find Logan Dunne' Facebook page. Then, on Nov. 12, 2023, five months after he was reported missing, Logan Dunne's remains were found in a wooded area east of Kickapoo Creek, WMBD reported. His body was found when a hunter tracking a deer came across it, police said in a Facebook post. Foul play was not suspected. Logan Dunne was a cardiac sonographer at a hospital in Peoria, his obituary said. He had 'a very big heart and his unique sense of humor.' Logan Dunne's family said in the lawsuit that the hospital is responsible for his death since employees improperly transferred him to the unsecured floor, failed to stop him from leaving the hospital, allowed him to have access to his street clothes, didn't notify authorities and his family in a timely manner, and other allegations. His father said in the lawsuit that as a result of Logan Dunne's death, he suffers 'a loss of love, society, affection and companionship.' The lawsuit is asking for $50,000 for four of the nine counts in the complaint. Peoria County is about an 85-mile drive north of Springfield.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Family sues hospital for negligence in Logan Dunne's death
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Logan Dunne's family claims in a newly filed lawsuit that members of his treatment team acted negligently when they allowed him to leave the hospital despite being treated for mental illness and out of control diabetes. That day, June 2, 2023, was the last time Dunne, 32, of Brimfield, was last seen alive. He had been a patient at Carle Health Methodist Hospital, being treated for his diabetic condition and was to be transferred back to the hospital's psychiatric floor when he left. Five months later, his remains were found in a wooded area east of Kickapoo Creek in the 300 block of North Kickapoo Creek Road. 'This has been a long process and I wouldn't wish this on anybody. This is Mental Health Awareness Month so our goal is accountability but it is also to bring awareness to the stigma that is related to mental health disease,' said Brian Dunne, Logan's father. The 12-page lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Peoria County Circuit Court, names Methodist as the sole defendant but there are three doctors and Trillium Place who are named as respondents in discovery. That's a way to bring a person into a lawsuit without actually naming them as a defendant and allows the family to possibly add them later. The suit also makes claims under the state's Wrongful Death Act. A call to a spokesperson for the hospital was not immediately returned Wednesday. The suit states it seeks more than $50,000 but that's a statutory basement for this type of lawsuit. In reality, the damages could be more if the family prevails. Brian Dunne said he hopes the suit will spark a change in the way people with mental illness are treated. More communication, he said, was needed as the 'family is pretty much left in the dark.' Attorney Jesse Placher said the goal of the suit was not only 'justice for Logan but to make sure this doesn't happen again.' Logan Dunne was brought to Methodist on May 29, 2023, and involuntarily admitted to the hospital's psychiatric floor for care and treatment. Two days later, the suit alleges, he was discharged from that secure floor and moved to another floor which was not as secure. At the time, the suit alleges, Dunne 'was to be treated for his uncontrolled diabetes on the unsecured medical floor and then transferred back to the secured psychiatric floor.' However, on June 2, he walked out of the building after putting on his street clothes, allegedly in sight of hospital staff who should have stopped him. Hundreds searched the area in and around Brimfield, Edwards, Wildlife Prairie Park and beyond. The search garnered national attention only to end in heartbreak when his remains were found. A case like this can take a couple of years to work through the court system. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
