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Most Common Hospital Mistakes

The law firm of Silberstein, Awad and Miklos has been serving the people of New York for over 30 years. As malpractice attorneys, we have decades of combined experience representing those who have suffered injuries as a result of a mistake made by a hospital.

 

Every year, millions of sick and injured people go to hospitals, where they put their trust in hospital personnel to do whatever is necessary to help them. While the majority of patients receive appropriate medical help and care, others aren't so lucky. Hospital mistakes occur much more often than is generally known and, unfortunately, when they do occur, hospital mistakes can have devastating, even fatal, consequences.

 

What Hospital Mistakes Occur?

 

There is potential for a hospital mistake at almost every stage of the patient's hospital visit. Everyone, including the first nurse to check a patient in, the physician, the x-ray technician, the surgeon, and the pharmacist have an obligation to be competent and diligent about their work to ensure that errors do not result. The reality is that hospitals are often busy, understaffed, and function with limited resources. This creates an environment that allows hospital mistakes to occur.

 

Some of the most common hospital mistakes are:

 

• Doctors' errors
• Surgical errors
• Wrong or missed diagnosis
• Confusing one patient with another
• Operating on the wrong site
• Prescription errors

 

Consequences of Hospital Mistakes

 

Hospital mistakes can have alarming consequences. Hospital mistakes can force victims and their families into situations where they will be forced to deal with:

 

• Permanent damage
• Infection
• Internal bleeding
• Scarring or disfigurement
• Death
• Resulting medical expenses
• Poor treatment results

 

Because hospital mistakes often have a huge impact on the victim's life — physical, emotional and economic — the law gives victims the right to hold responsible parties accountable.

 

If you or a loved one has been harmed by a hospital error, you should be aware of your legal rights. You may be eligible to seek compensation for your pain and suffering, mental anguish, past and future medical costs, lost wages and more. Please contact our malpractice attorneys to discuss your legal rights with an experienced medical malpractice attorney who can answer all your questions, examine your case thoroughly, and help you plan the proper course of action. If you are in New York or NYC including Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Long Island, or Queens area, contact us for an initial medical malpractice consultation for free!

 

 

 

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