Nationwide Children's Hospital
Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2008
Proposed Abercrombie & Fitch emergency-department naming
A proposal to name the emergency department and trauma center after Abercrombie & Fitch in connection with a $10 million donation prompted criticism from the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, physicians, and child-advocacy groups. Critics argued that a pediatric emergency facility should not promote a retailer whose youth-oriented marketing had generated controversy.
2002
Litigation following the death of hockey spectator Brittanie Cecil
The family of Brittanie Cecil, who died after being struck by a deflected puck at a Columbus Blue Jackets game, sued the team, the NHL, and Nationwide Children's Hospital over alleged failure to detect a torn artery. The supplied reference does not specify the final legal disposition.