# Tennessee patient Linda Gilbert claims hospital injected wrong drug during knee surgery, leaving her unable to walk

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tennessee-patient-linda-gilbert-claims-hospital-injected-wrong-drug-during-knee-surgery-leaving-her-unable-to-walk/
- Published: 2026-11-12T07:02:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T07:22:10+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/health/tennessee-woman-linda-gilbert-claims-hospital-injected-wrong-drug-during-knee-surgery-leaving-her-unable-to-walk/
- Topics: Health, Medicine, World

## Key points

- Linda Gilbert is seeking $150 million over an alleged medication error during knee surgery.
- Four patients received potassium phosphate instead of the intended anaesthetic, the hospital said.
- The hospital says it is cooperating with the legal process and reviewing safety measures.

## Summary

Linda Gilbert is seeking $150 million from Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown, alleging a medication error during knee replacement surgery caused a permanent spinal cord injury. The case matters because the alleged error affected several patients and has raised questions about how medicines were prepared, checked and administered.

Gilbert’s 6 November complaint says staff injected potassium phosphate into her spinal canal instead of the intended anaesthetic, mepivacaine, on 14 August. The hospital system said four patients received the wrong drug; Gilbert alleges she developed incomplete paraplegia, severe leg weakness, shock and respiratory failure, and could no longer walk or live independently. She is seeking $50 million in compensatory damages and $100 million in punitive damages. The hospital says it is cooperating with the legal process and working with an independent quality consultant on corrective actions.

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