DALLAS: The owner of an Akron bridal shop that went out of business after an Ebola scare has sued a Texas hospital, saying it failed to train and prevent a nurse from contracting the virus from a hospital patient.
The nurse, Akron native Amber Vinson, visited the shop in 2014 and tried on a wedding dress. She was diagnosed with Ebola when she returned to Texas. The shop, Coming Attractions Bridal & Formal in Akron, closed for a deep cleaning before reopening. But shop owner Anna Younker said at the time that customers didn’t return, because of fears of contracting the deadly viral disease. The shop closed for good in early 2015.
WFAA-TV in Dallas reports Younker sued Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas on Tuesday. Younker accuses the hospital of negligence regarding Vinson’s training.
Officials with hospital owner Texas Health Resources said Wednesday they see no factual or legal basis for the complaint.
Younker owned the business 21 years before it closed. She estimated the store lost at least $100,000 because of its closure and canceled orders.
During the scare, health officials monitored more than 160 Ohio residents for symptoms 21 days after contact.