Adela Urbina was 63 and hospitalized at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, Maryland, with pneumonia when she suffered a critical drop in blood pressure. The intensive care nurse assigned to her, Coleen M. Thompson, did not notify a doctor about that change. Investigators later determined Urbina was one of five critically ill patients under Thompson’s care who died amid what was described as intentional neglect.

Prosecutors said Thompson repeatedly failed to provide necessary medical intervention for vulnerable patients; another nurse had confronted her about an IV pump left on standby for a different patient. Thompson was arrested and pleaded guilty to five counts of second-degree neglect of a vulnerable adult. Prosecutors said they did not have evidence to support murder charges. Thompson was sentenced to 45 days in jail and 18 months of supervised probation.

Does anyone have information about Adela Urbina’s hospitalization or knew her before she was admitted? Please share tips with the authorities handling the case.