ORLANDO, Fla. , Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The family of Jahxy Peets has called for a press conference to be held on Monday, October 21, 2024 , at 3:30pm , outside Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies , to demand justice from the hospital conglomerate, who they allege broke their newborn daughter's neck in the NICU, leaving her paralyzed and ultimately leading to her death.
Jahxy Peets was born prematurely at 24 weeks on June 13, 2022 . Roughly two weeks later, her neck was broken by a healthcare provider, an injury that experts say could only result from excessive force. The individual responsible put Jahxy back in the incubator without notifying anyone, leaving her untreated until other healthcare providers noticed she was no longer moving her limbs.
Despite knowing the cause of Jahxy's paralysis, Orlando Health delayed informing her parents for weeks, offering only vague explanations. Jahxy died at 165 days old, on November 25, 2022 , and her family remains devastated by this preventable loss of life. Orlando Health has invoked Florida Statute 766.
207, admitting liability but capping the family's pain and suffering damages. The statute is meant to expedite cases and reduce litigation for families, but Jahxy's parents are rejecting the admission, choosing instead to fight for justice. While Orlando Health acknowledges their negligence, they refuse to disclose who killed Jahxy Peets.
"In any other circumstance, a parent would have the right to know who.