Medical malpractice can be a devastating trauma for patients seeking medical care. When you trust your health and recovery to a medical professional, you expect that they will provide care and not cause further harm. So when the care you receive causes further harm,...
When a hospital suffers from staffing shortages or excessive surgical volume or simple overcrowding, it can produce a situation rife with risk. One of those risks is early discharge for recovering patients that ultimately leads to further patient harm. When this...
In most cases, when a patient enlists the services of a physician or medical facility, one can assume that some level of risk will be involved. It’s therefore prudent that a physician or other medical professional inform the patient about whatever procedure or test...
Patients in a hospital or medical clinic setting often think that injuries suffered during their treatment automatically qualify them for medical malpractice damages. This is not always the case. Subjects of medical malpractice claims cannot always be held liable when...
The Joint Commission calls out hospitals with inappropriate procedures or insufficient protocols that create an environment where surgical equipment like sponges, needles, towels and other instruments are left inside patients during a procedure, leading to pain and...
When a patient undergoes surgery, they put their trust in their surgeon(s) and medical team that they are prepared and skilled and that their competency levels are high enough to achieve success. However, it is a fact that surgical mistakes (read our blog post on...
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