Widow sues UPMC Mercy, saying husband contracted Legionnaires' disease and died

Name: Widow sues UPMC Mercy, saying husband contracted Legionnaires' disease and died
Uploaded: 2026-07-23T19:09:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 3 s
Description: A lawsuit says a man walked into UPMC Mercy for treatment of an infected elbow, and 19 days later, he was dead. His widow is accusing the hospital and two physicians of negligence, saying he had contracted Legionnaires' disease while he was a patient, was discharged despite warning signs of infection, and died after returning to the hospital, critically ill. KDKA's Shelley Bortz reports.

A lawsuit says a man walked into UPMC Mercy for treatment of an infected elbow, and 19 days later, he was dead. His widow is accusing the hospital and two physicians of negligence, saying he had contracted Legionnaires' disease while he was a patient, was discharged despite warning signs of infection, and died after returning to the hospital, critically ill. KDKA's Shelley Bortz reports.