# @theoregonian on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZf6vV0gbHd
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66582582-theoregonian-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-12T21:00:56.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Oregonian (@theoregonian) — https://gondola.cc/theoregonian

## Caption

The parents of a 13-year-old Oregon girl have filed a $17 million lawsuit against Oregon Health & Science University, contending that their daughter’s heart wouldn’t restart after surgical staff at the Portland hospital mistakenly installed a heart valve upside down.

Steven and Lori Stokes say their daughter endured a harrowing 18 days hooked up to heart-pumping and blood-oxygenation machines before doctors in Seattle discovered the error.

Read more at the link in our bio.

📷: Aimee Green/Getty Images

#ohsu #oregon #seattle #seattlechildrenshospital #lawsuit #theoregonian

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