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Children’s Hospital Colorado failed to report teen patient’s abuse, lawsuit alleges

Despite mandatory reporting law, hospital used internal review team like in Olivia Gant case, lawsuit says

Children's Hospital Colorado on April 24, 2020 in Aurora, Colorado. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)
Children’s Hospital Colorado on April 24, 2020 in Aurora, Colorado. (Photo By Kathryn Scott/Special to The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - MARCH 7:  Meg Wingerter - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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The patient repeatedly told providers at the hospital during visits between December 2020 and May 2021 that a male relative had physically and sexually abused her, but the hospital allegedly didn’t file a report with authorities — as required by law — until December 2022.
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