"A nurse at Pennsylvania's York County Prison told a pre-trial detainee, Willie Cunningham, who was suffering from appendicitis that he had heartburn and gave him Pepto-Bismol, according to a lawsuit filed on November 14 by the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project. The suit was filed against York County, the facility's then-medical provider, PrimeCare Medical, Inc., and three nurses who allegedly failed to treat Cunningham."
"When he was finally taken to the hospital, almost a week after his symptoms first appeared, his appendix had burst and he had gone into sepsis. "I almost died," Cunningham said in a statement. "I felt like the medical staff at York County Prison didn't care whether I died or not. I filed this lawsuit because I want to try to get better medical care for people in jail. Nobody should have to fear dying in jail for a treatable medical problem.""
Willie Cunningham, a pre-trial detainee at York County Prison, experienced worsening abdominal pain beginning December 16, 2023. Medical staff allegedly dismissed his symptoms, gave him Pepto-Bismol, failed to examine him, and falsified records over six days. The complaint names York County, PrimeCare Medical, Inc., and three nurses as defendants. When Cunningham was finally taken to the hospital nearly a week after symptoms began, his appendix had burst and he had developed sepsis. York County terminated PrimeCare's contract in October and contracted MEDIKO, which hired many former PrimeCare employees. PrimeCare has faced numerous lawsuits alleging inadequate medical care.
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