Family sues Henry Ford St. John Hospital after allegedly losing piece of patient’s skull

DETROIT – A former Henry Ford St. John Hospital employee’s family is suing the hospital after staff allegedly lost a portion of her skull that was removed during surgery, confusing it with another patient’s bones.

The family of Edna Burton says she worked at the hospital, then Ascension St. John Hospital, for more than 20 years.

She underwent a hemicraniectomy in June 2023 to relieve brain pressure following a stroke…

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