Ruth Kiefer

Ruth Kiefer is the mother of Jamie Kiefer, a patient at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital.

Jamie's Hospitalization
Ruth's daughter, Jamie, had an appendectomy that went well and her incision was healing well three days later. However, she had a sore throat that was concerning Dr. Bailey. Dr. Bailey assured Ruth that it was probably just an infection, but she planned to keep Jamie there another day to run some tests because she had swelling, which was abnormal. Bailey called Arizona Robbins, who was still at home recovering, for a consult. Arizona diagnosed Lemierre's disease.

Familial
Ruth has one daughter, Jamie, who was diagnosed with Lemierre's disease after an appendectomy.