Atlanta hospital sued for allegedly losing part of a patient’s skull

Signs point toward the emergency department at Emory University hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Photograph: David Goldman/AP

An Atlanta couple is suing a local hospital that allegedly lost part of one of their skulls after a brain surgery.

A “bone flap” from Fernando Cluster’s skull – along with several more belonging to other patients – lacked identification because Emory University hospital in Atlanta allegedly failed to keep track or properly label it, according to a lawsuit filed against the facility.