A man serving as personal representative for his late father's estate is suing Parkview Hospital after he says a nurse administered an incorrect drug to his father in 2002 that allegedly ignited an ultimately fatal brain hemorrhage.

The suit, filed Friday in Allen Superior Court, claims that while Wayne Akey was being treated at the Parkview Hospital emergency room for an apparent heart attack, a nurse who was ordered to give Akey a half-dose of TNKase with ReoPro and heparin inadvertently gave him Retavase rather than the prescribed ReoPro on Dec. 9, 2002.

That, the suit claims, resulted in a hemorrhage that sent Akey's condition spiraling downward and, on Jan. 9, 2003, killed him.

Parkview Hospital would not comment on the suit, according to hospital spokesman John Perlich.

The suit, filed by Frank J. Akey, alleges wrongful death against Parkview Hospital, saying the care and treatment provided to Akey by the hospital “fell below the required standard of care and was negligent.”

The suit also alleges wrongful death against Edwin L. McEowen, M.D., for failing to verify the drug prescription to the nurse, and Professional Emergency Physicians, which the suit says is liable as the employer of McEowen.

The suit seeks payment for medical, hospital, funeral and burial expenses, as well as damages for loss of parental consortium and repayment of the fees and costs associated with the running of Akey's estate.

On June 11, the state's Medical Review Panel entered judgment that neither Parkview Hospital, McEowen nor Professional Emergency Physicians met the appropriate standard of care, but the panel said it could not determine if the claims in the suit resulted in Akey's death.