Portland, Maine Hospital Error Lawyer::
Doctor and Hospital Errors:: Biddeford, Maine Medical Malpractice Attorney
Doctor and hospital errors are inevitable in even the most organized medical facilities.
If you were injured by doctor or hospital negligence, the experienced Maine
doctor and hospital error lawyers at Peter Thompson & Associates can help.
Not exact matches
Dr Tuteur can be
and has been quite scathing about
hospitals and doctors that make
errors.
I am not disputing that, but there are enough births that result in death in
hospitals by
doctors error or not, that it is simplistic
and unfair to say that parents who have their children at home are negligent
and don't care about their babies.
The problem is pervasive
and includes
hospital negligence,
doctor negligence, pharmacy mistakes, lab
errors, surgical
errors and other medical malpractice.
Doctors will not admit medical mistakes; their employers,
hospitals and insurance companies purposefully
and actively prevent them from admitting
errors to patients.
But the court did find substantive
errors by the trial judge which warranted its reversing findings against two
doctors, a nurse
and the
hospital.
Statistics show that between 44,000
and 98,000 Americans die in
hospitals every year due to preventable medical
errors,
and approximately 5 % of U.S.
doctors are responsible for 54 % of all malpractice.
In an effort to curb these
errors, many
hospitals,
doctor's offices, health care clinics,
and pharmacies have established safety procedures to help hold staff members accountable.
If the patient has suffered significant injuries, whether through prescription
errors, surgical mistakes, birth
errors, or misdiagnosis, the injury attorneys at our Syracuse firm will sue the
doctor,
hospital,
and others responsible for the mistake in order to get full compensation for our client.
Usually,
hospitals are not liable for
errors made by
doctors because these individuals are often independent contractors
and not employees of the
hospital.
An alarming number of injuries
and deaths that occur in a
hospital setting can be attributed to
doctor and hospital staff
error.
In April, a coalition of Massachusetts
doctors,
hospitals and patient groups announced a «Road Map to Reform» plan, in which seven
hospitals planned to offer patients harmed by medical
errors a prompt apology
and possible financial settlement before a patient files a medical malpractice lawsuit.
Nationally, their clients sing their praises for their work holding
doctors, nurses,
hospitals and all types of medical professionals accountable for their mistakes
and errors.
With so many expensive medical
and nursing
errors being made on a yearly basis, it's no wonder that
doctors, nurses
and hospitals are often hesitant to order any medical treatment that is not absolutely required.
Doctors and hospitals will often try to mask the severity of their mistakes
and many
errors are only discovered when patients review their medical records after they have been discharged.
Laws in Florida have been passed to protect
doctors,
hospitals and insurance companies
and it's an ongoing battle between the trial lawyers, between the lawyers at Colson Hicks Eidson,
and our legislators as to needing to protect our clients
and their ability to receive fair compensation for medical
errors.
If you or a loved one has been injured because of a
doctor's mistake or a
hospital error, contact us for a free consultation
and case evaluation.
Miscommunication between a nurse
and doctor or from one department to the next can lead to
hospital errors.
This may include: birth injuries, medication
errors, surgical injuries, anesthesia malpractice, misdiagnosis or the failure to diagnose a medical condition,
and all types of
doctor,
hospital or nursing
errors.
Birth injuries most frequently occur when
doctors,
hospitals,
and / or staff make preventable
errors that result in harm to the mother or child.
Learn more about topics such as
doctor error,
hospital negligence,
and pregnancy - related injuries on their blog.
He argued that the delay was the result of multiple
errors made by his treating
doctors, nurses
and other medical professionals at Sunnybrook
Hospital.
Preventing Medical
Errors You can protect yourself at the
doctor's office or
hospital by knowing your rights
and considering have a friend or loved one act as your patient's advocate.
Unfortunately, communication between the
hospital,
doctors, insurance company,
and patient can be imperfect
and lead to
errors in coverage.