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Hospital Malpractice Common Questions

 

What is hospital malpractice?

Hospital malpractice is a form of medical malpractice and occurs at hospitals due to the negligence of the hospital staff. A doctor, nurse, or another health care provider at a hospital may commit medical malpractice by doing something or not doing something that a careful physician would do or not do to help a patient and the negligent act results in the personal injury or wrongful death of the patient.

Every person employed by the hospital has a responsibility to act in a professional manner to give all patients the proper care they need and deserve to recover. A hospital must practice due diligence in hiring caring and qualified people for every position at the hospital. There is a chance that anyone employed at the hospital may make a mistake resulting in medical malpractice.

 

What are some of the common hospital mistakes that result in medical malpractice?

Anyone who helps you at a hospital has the potential to make a mistake. The nurse who checks you in, the doctor who sees you and prescribes medication, the surgeon, the x-ray technician, or the pharmacist may all make a mistake or act in a negligent manner.

Common hospital mistakes include:

• Operating on the wrong person
• Operating on the wrong area of the body
• Leaving surgical equipment inside the patient
• Misdiagnosing
• Prescribing the wrong medication
• Delivering the wrong medication

 

What are the possible consequences to a hospital mistake?

Medical malpractice at a hospital can have alarming and scary consequences. Patients and their families may have to face large medical bills for further treatment and the knowledge that their loved one will never be the same. Anyone who suffers a personal injury from medical malpractice may require constant care or live with a disability for the rest of his or her life.

 

The possible consequences from a hospital mistake are:

• Permanent injury and damage
• Internal bleeding
• Death
• Additional medical expenses
• At-home nursing care
• Infection
• Disfigurement
• Severe scaring

 

What should I do if I am a victim of medical malpractice at a hospital?

If you or a loved one has suffered due to the gross negligence of anyone employed at a hospital, you will want to retain a medical malpractice attorney immediately. Your medical malpractice may be time sensitive and you may miss your chance to get the compensation you deserve. Only an experienced New York City medial malpractice attorney will know your rights and the proper course of action to take to get you the compensation you deserve.

 

You have the right to compensation for:

• Any medical bills
• Hospital stays
• Prescriptions
• Surgeries
• Physical therapy
• Pain and suffering
• Lost wages

 

Please contact the medical malpractice attorneys at Silberstein, Awad & Miklos, P.C. today to schedule a free initial consultation about your medical malpractice case. Our personal injury lawyers help clients in New York City, Bronx, Brooklyn, Long Island, Queens, and Manhattan, New York.

 

 

 

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