Overview

• KB was awarded $15,671,272, her mother received $646,025, and $474,314.93 was ordered for past Crown health services, with some interest still to be calculated.
• The Court of King’s Bench ruled Dr. Mark Guhle breached the standard of care by not acting on abnormal labs and delaying IV antibiotics when a bacterial infection was a serious possibility.
• The award is structured to fund lifelong needs including prosthetic replacements, support workers, therapies, and home and vehicle modifications.
• Admitted in 2011 to Grande Prairie’s Queen Elizabeth II Hospital for RSV, KB deteriorated to septic shock, was airlifted to Edmonton’s Stollery, and later underwent amputations of both legs, her right hand, and parts of four left-hand fingers.
• Defendants retain a window to appeal the decision, and the outcome has been reported as among the larger malpractice awards in Canada.