Coming up in this news 5 investigates special report. She was a loving child, had a great imagination, loved playing with her dolls. A young girl finds herself in a hospital battling a series of mysterious illnesses before passing away. They saw Olivia for over 1,000 hospital visits and hospitalizations. Now her mother is charged with murder, accused of making up medical problems. They performed over 25 unnecessary surgical procedures. News 5 investigates found staff at Children's Hospital Colorado had their suspicions that Kelly Renee Turner may have been lying about her daughter's condition. Attorneys representing the little girl's family say the hospital failed to notify law enforcement or the department of human services until it was too late. The state's mandatory reporting law should have protected Olivia. Colorado's mandatory reporting law absolutely should have protected, and it didn't.
As Olivia's mother awaits trial, new questions over whether the hospital is partly responsible for the death of this seven-year-old. I want answers. We want the truth of why all this happened. Did a mother really do the unthinkable? Were there red flags that were missed? Olivia's family is absolutely committed to making sure that this never happens to another child. One call could have saved that child's life.
Hello everyone, I'm Chief Investigative Reporter Eric Ross. How did a little girl mysteriously become so sick that she needed feeding tubes and an ileostomy bag to function for five years? Olivia Gantt's mother had been taking her to Children's Hospital Colorado for treatment. Olivia eventually passed away in 2017 and now, four years later, her mother is about to stand trial for her murder.
Olivia's family believes Children's Hospital Colorado should also be held accountable, sending them a notice of intent to sue. But just days before an official lawsuit was set to be filed, we learned the hospital settled the case behind closed doors.
"Sister finger, sister finger, where are you?" She was a loving child, had a great imagination. She loved to talk and just loved life, you know. She loved life. Loni Gautreaux is Olivia's step-grandfather. When Olivia was just two years old, her mother, Kelly Renee Turner, up and left Texas with her two daughters and came to Colorado. But that didn't stop Lonnie and his wife from coming to visit when they could...
If you could, we are confident that the community would recognize and appreciate the deep sense of commitment and professionalism Children's Hospital Colorado staff and University of Colorado physicians bring to all of our patients." That statement was sent to us prior to the hospital settling the civil case. Shifting our focus back to Kelly Renee Turner, how did she get caught? Court documents reveal it was only after Kelly started bringing Olivia's sister into Children's Hospital, making complaints that she had prior cancer, that she had bone pain, and there was a concern that the cancer had returned. That a doctor picked up the phone and called Olivia's and her siblings' prior hospital and found out what the mother had been telling them about Olivia's sibling and about Olivia was untrue. The next phone call was to outside social services.
According to the Cleveland Clinic, a non-profit American academic medical center, Munchausen syndrome by proxy is not always an easy issue to detect, and some red flags don't become obvious until later on. Warning signs of possible medical child abuse include a parent or caregiver always reporting a mysterious illness or medical problem when no one else is around or disclosing medical issues that can never be witnessed or validated by doctors while in their care.
Q: What is the title of the first section? A: Accusations of Medical Child Abuse Q: What was the young girl battling in the hospital before passing away? A: A series of mysterious illnesses Q: What did the hospital staff suspect the mother of doing? A: Lying about her daughter's condition Q: What law should have protected the young girl according to the attorneys? A: Colorado's mandatory reporting law Q: What is the title of the second section? A: Seeking Justice and Accountability Q: What are Olivia's family committed to ensuring according to the paragraph? A: That this never happens to another child Q: What could have potentially saved the child's life according to the paragraph? A: One call Q: What is the title of the third section? A: Investigating Medical Fraud and Hospital Liability Q: Who believed that Children's Hospital Colorado should be held accountable? A: Olivia's family Q: What did Olivia Gantt's mother need to function for five years? A: Feeding tubes and an ileostomy bag Q: What is the title of the fourth section? A: Legal Battle and Investigation Proceedings Q: Who is Lonnie Gautreaux in relation to Olivia? A: Olivia's step-grandfather Q: Where did Olivia's mother move to with her daughters? A: Colorado Q: What is the title of the fifth section? A: Failures in Reporting and Consequences Q: What was the concern that led to a doctor calling social services? A: The mother's untrue statements Q: After what event did the doctor start looking into the mother's claims? A: After she brought Olivia's sister into the hospital with false complaints Q: What is the title of the sixth section? A: Discovering Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy Q: According to the Cleveland Clinic, what is Munchausen syndrome by proxy difficult to detect? A: Not always an easy issue to detect Q: What are warning signs of possible medical child abuse according to the paragraph? A: Parent or caregiver always reporting mysterious illnesses
