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Senator Lofgren highlights patient-safety advocacy and family visiting the Capitol after medical error
Summary
Senator Lofgren announced that visitors advocating for patient safety are at the Capitol and recounted a family tragedy tied to a medical error during a child’s adenoid surgery.
Senator Lofgren told the Iowa Senate on Jan. 28 that family members and patient-safety advocates were visiting the Capitol to press for improvements after a medical error resulted in the 2021 death of her grandson's sibling.
“Today, January 28, is my grandson Loudon's sixth birthday,” Lofgren said, and she asked colleagues to welcome visitors who had come “to advocate for patient safety.” She said the family learned after a 2021 adenoidectomy that a medical error during the procedure was more serious than originally known and that a child, Lehi, died on April 12, 2021 at age 2 from complications.
Lofgren introduced Loudoun’s mother, her daughter Maggie Lofgren, and Maggie’s fiancé, Damien Maynard, who were present at the Capitol. She noted Maggie and Maynard expect to be married on May 3 and said she hoped the Legislature would finish its session before then. Lofgren asked colleagues to speak with the visitors and listen to their stories.
The announcement was made as a floor introduction and public recognition; no bill, referral, or formal Senate action was tied to the statement in the transcript.
