Emergency rooms are one of the most chaotic places in a hospital. There are doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals constantly rushing to help any patient that walks in the door. If you need urgent care and can not wait… Read More
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Types of Medication Errors
When you go to the hospital or doctor’s office to be treated, you expect to be given the utmost standard of care and that all the medical professionals will provide the treatment you need. Unfortunately, it happens far too often… Read More
What is Hospital Negligence and Who is Responsible for it?
Hospital negligence occurs when the employees of a hospital fail to provide the standard of care or ignore a patient’s needs. Being admitted to a hospital can be a very overwhelming and stressful experience. It is expected that the medical… Read More
Infections and Hospital Liability
Anyone admitted to a hospital expects that they can trust the medical professionals to treat their condition without furthering harm. But many people may not know about the risks of catching a possibly fatal infection from the hospital. There will… Read More
Common Types of Hospital Negligence
A hospital visit is often an intense and stressful situation. Whether you are going for a scheduled procedure or an emergency, you certainly aren’t expecting to be injured by an act of negligence. Unfortunately, medical malpractice can easily occur through… Read More
A Hospital’s Liability for Infections
When you are admitted to a hospital, you trust that the medical professionals will be able to treat your condition, not make it worse. But you could contract a potentially life-threatening infection from the hospital. Although there are always a… Read More
Emergency Room Medical Malpractice Claims
An emergency introduces several special conditions when it comes to medical malpractice claims. However, there can often be an exception if you feel that, during the treatment you received in an emergency, you were further injured due to recklessness or… Read More
Is the Doctor or Hospital Responsible for Medical Malpractice?
It can be tricky to determine who exactly is at fault when medical malpractice occurs. While it may be assumed that the doctor is automatically at fault, there are so many other people involved in medical procedures. In fact, sometimes… Read More
When Is The Hospital Liable For Medical Malpractice?
When an incident of medical malpractice occurs, you may automatically think that the hospital is at fault. Surprisingly, however, the blame does not always fall on the hospital itself. Here is how to know when the hospital is liable for… Read More
Common Forms Of Nursing Negligence
Often times, we associate medical malpractice and negligence with our doctors. However, sometimes the fault is not on the doctor, but on the nurse instead. The nurse has specific duties and failure to do those correctly can lead the nurse… Read More