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Suit: Misdiagnosis at Aspen Valley Hospital led to leg amputation for Basalt man

By The Aspen Times  
   August 06, 2019

A misdiagnosis of a patient at Aspen Valley Hospital led to the amputation of his right leg, a federal lawsuit alleges. Couple Gayle and Gregory Shugars of Basalt filed a complaint July 26 in the U.S. District Court of Denver alleging negligence by two AVH physicians, as well as one of their assistants and the hospital itself.

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