Actor Dennis Quaid and his wife, Kimberly, discuss their ordeal at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where their newborn twins were given an overdose of the blood thinner heparin in November. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
“We were afraid of them dying,” the actor said, about newborns Zoe Grace and Thomas Boone. “They were in real danger.” (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Dennis and Kimberly Quaid say they feel betrayed, misled and lied to by Cedars-Sinai. Their anger has grown since state regulators reported last week that the hospital had placed the Quaid twins and others in immediate risk of harm by improper handling of medication by nurses and pharmacy technicians. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
After spending 11 days in the neonatal intensive care unit, Thomas and Zoe were released. “It’s a miracle,” Kimberly says of the children’s recovery. Her husband says, “We really do feel that prayer saved them.” (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)