Overview
- Local police say they found a 72-year-old dialysis patient dead in a vehicle after she failed to return from an appointment on June 21 and reported no signs of foul play.
- During that inquiry officials learned multiple people treated at the Novi DaVita facility were later hospitalized, including four brought to Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital and one patient who required intensive care.
- Oakland County health officials asked the Novi clinic to close and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services with LARA has taken over testing and reviews to determine whether equipment, water, supplies, or clinical procedures were factors.
- Several affected families have retained Fieger Law and at least one patient has publicly said he felt unwell after treatment and suspects excessive fluid removal and recent staff turnover contributed to his hospitalization.
- Because dialysis depends on complex machines, clean water and skilled staff, investigators say reviews and lab testing can take months and the closure has displaced patients to other clinics while regulators decide when the center can safely reopen.