WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — The family of a Stafford woman is suing Trinity Health, which oversees Saint Francis Hospital, claiming a delay in care left her permanently disabled and dependent on long-term nursing care.

The lawsuit filed by West Hartford Attorney Julianne Klaassen, of RisCassi & Davis, P.C., claims then 52-year-old Samantha Shegogue suffered cardiac arrest after waiting more than six hours in the emergency department at Saint Francis Hospital in December 2023.

"She is reliant on a tremendous amount of skilled nursing care. So, she's lost a lot of the ability to perform daily functions. She's unable to live at home and live independently," Klaassen said. "She had been experiencing some chest pain, and it was getting worse. So, being concerned about her own health, she did re

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