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Beloved doctor dead at 53 after freak accident during bathroom trip
Kentucky emergency doctor James Turpin has died aged 53 after accidentally falling down basement stairs while going to the bathroom at night. His death is a loss to the hospital and medical community where he cared for patients, led emergency services and helped train future clinicians.
Turpin was taken to hospital with serious injuries after opening the basement door by mistake on Sunday night; he died on Wednesday. He had been emergency department medical director at Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital for more than a decade and was named eastern Kentucky’s EMS medical director of the year in 2017 and 2019. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Amy, their son Jon and their dogs.
In short
- Dr James Turpin died aged 53 after a fall down basement stairs.
- He led emergency care at a Kentucky hospital for over a decade.
- Colleagues remembered his warmth and ability to reassure patients.