BECKLEY – A Southwestern Regional Jail inmate alleges he did not receive proper care for his emphysema while at the Southern Regional Jail.
Clennel P. Cobb filed a complaint Sept. 18 in Raleigh Circuit Court against Prime Care Inc., et al. alleging negligence.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that an X-ray determined he has emphysema in his left lung and the medical staff at Southern Regional Jail did not send him to a hospital. He alleges he filed grievances and nothing was done.
The suit states that after the plaintiff was transferred to the Southwestern Regional Jail in May, he was sent to a hospital for treatment. He alleges that a physician later told him he needed a lung transplant and placed him on a donor list.
The plaintiff seeks permission to consult with a lung specialist he was referred to at the soonest possible time. He is representing himself. The case has been assigned to Circuit Judge Tod J. Kaufman.
Raleigh Circuit Court case number 17-C-512