Written by Ted Clifford, Asheville Watchdog.
At 8:25 a.m. on Sept. 13, 2024, Noe Serrano Hernandez was put under anesthesia for a routine foot surgery at Mission Hospital. Over the next 51 minutes, the 64-year-old’s vital signs would steadily weaken while the nurse anesthetist supervising his care did not intervene until he suffered a heart attack, according to a new lawsuit filed in Buncombe County.
Serrano Hernandez never regained the ability to breathe on his own. A week later his family made the decision to disconnect his life support…