A co-founder of Jefferson Airplane is accusing a New York City hospital of destroying his musical career with a botched tracheotomy after heart surgery in 2016.
A lawsuit filed by Marty Balin against the operators of Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital alleges the singer and guitarist lost part of his tongue and has a paralyzed vocal cord due to injuries caused by the doctor who did the procedure. It also claims his left thumb had to be amputated because of care that was "reckless, careless and negligent."
According to the suit, Balin, 76, was hospitalized with heart problems after traveling from his home in Tampa, Florida, to New York City for show at a Manhattan nightclub. He ended up having successful emergency surgery, but a recovery unit wasn’t staffed with personnel who knew how to deal with his recovery, it says.
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture...-singer-botched-surgery-ruined-career-n901691
A lawsuit filed by Marty Balin against the operators of Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital alleges the singer and guitarist lost part of his tongue and has a paralyzed vocal cord due to injuries caused by the doctor who did the procedure. It also claims his left thumb had to be amputated because of care that was "reckless, careless and negligent."
According to the suit, Balin, 76, was hospitalized with heart problems after traveling from his home in Tampa, Florida, to New York City for show at a Manhattan nightclub. He ended up having successful emergency surgery, but a recovery unit wasn’t staffed with personnel who knew how to deal with his recovery, it says.
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture...-singer-botched-surgery-ruined-career-n901691
