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Posted AT 11:58 PM EDT on 09/07/08

Families suing Ontario hospital over C. difficile

The Canadian Press

HAMILTON — Families whose loved ones died after contracting C. difficile – and one patient who says leaving hospital saved her life – have filed a $50-million lawsuit against Joseph Brant Memorial in Burlington, Ont. There was no comment Wednesday from the hospital, where 91 patients infected with C. difficile died in a 20-month outbreak.

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