“It should
have never happened.” This is one of the first things
we
usually hear from family members that lose a loved-one due
to medical
malpractice. Too frequently, because of overbooked
surgery facilities -
overloaded physician schedules and sometimes
physician fatigue,
medical mishaps occur. Loved-ones die or are
injured for life.
Are you mad because you are not getting straight answers? The
Law Firm knows how to protect your evidence and to find the truth.
Many times when medical malpractice occurs, hospitals, staff
members and physicians do not cooperate. The facts may become
clouded and vague, or may not match your memory of the events.
This is where The Law Firm can help. You can avoid the uncooperative
spirit of hospitals and physicians who are trained to limit the
information they disclose about your loved-one. We know the questions
to ask and the medical records to secure.
Medical malpractice is defined as the failure to apply the degree
of
skill and learning ordinarily possessed and used by members
of the
same profession in good standing engaged in the same type
of medical service or specialty in the same or a similar locality.
This may include
the following types of medical providers:
• Doctors
• Nurses
• Medical Technicians
• Healthcare providers
• Hospitals
• Clinics
• Nursing Homes
It is not the duty of the medical provider to cure or guarantee
a positive outcome from the treatment but rather to provide medical
care at the accepted standard of the community or a similar locality.
A medical malpractice case revolves around the issue of whether
a particular provider has caused damage by violating or breaching
the standard
of care.
When patients are treated appropriately, they return home to
recover, while medical costs and health insurance rates are held
at bay. The Law Firm protects victims of malpractice; negligent
doctors and supporting staff members are the leading cause of
skyrocketing medical costs.
Statistically, a few bad doctors cause a majority of the medical
injury
that occurs. The Law Firm believes that physicians with
bad records should be sanctioned by State Medical Boards and,
if necessary, have their license revoked. Consumers should have
access to physician malpractice history in order to make informed
healthcare choices.
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