Philly Radio: Hospital Sued In Death of E. Steven Collins

E. Steven Collins

The widow of long-time radio personality and community leader E. Steven Collins has filed a lawsuit, claiming he received substandard care in the emergency room prior to his death, according to NBCPhiladelphia.com.

Collins, 58, died on September 9 of last year from a heart attack.

Collins' wife, Lisa Duhart-Collins, filed the lawsuit against Chestnut Hill Hospital, where Collins was taken the night of September 8 after he complained of chest pains. The lawsuit claims Collins had three abnormal EKGs and that he died while he was waiting to be transferred to Presbyterian Hospital.

According to the lawsuit, a doctor failed to provide urgent treatment for Collins, who eventually went into cardiac arrest before he died shortly after midnight.

“He should’ve been stabilized,” said Tom Kline, the attorney for the family. “He needed to have intervention to undo a blockage. Had that occurred correctly and  had he been given the correct medications, which did not terribly depress his blood pressures, he would be alive today.”

Collins hosted several programs throughout his career, including the show “Philly Speaks,” which aired on Sundays on Old School WRNB 100.3 FM. Collins also served as the director of Urban Marketing and External Radio Stations for Radio One.