Patient suffered a lacerated ureter during surgery for perforated diverticulosis
IOWA CITY — University of Iowa Health Care has agreed to pay $1.5 million to a Scott County woman who nearly a decade ago in 2017 suffered a lacerated ureter near her bladder during surgery for perforated diverticulosis.
The settlement — approved by Iowa’s Board of Appeals on Wednesday — brings the total the UI Physicians group has paid to settle lawsuits this budget year to $9.4 million. UI Physicians has had to cover the full cost of its settlements so far this budget year after the state in 2023 renegotiated a new self-insurance deal obligating the physicians group to cover up to $6 million per claim and $15 million a year…