Palmetto General Hospital offers a wide range of services, both emergent and non-emergent. While we recognize that most doctors and nurses perform their jobs at a high level of skill, we also know that some make careless mistakes that injure their patients further.
Medical mistakes are the third leading cause of death in the United States, killing more than 250,000 people a year. Imagine how many more live through the horrors of medical mistakes.
What can go wrong?
We’ve all heard of the horrors of mistakes made in surgery – losing the wrong limb, the wrong body part being operated on, arteries being cut. Surgical errors are common and avoidable, but they are not the only thing that can go wrong in a hospital.
When you go to the ER, often it is busy. With so much going on and doctors and nurses pressured to free up beds, they may misdiagnose a patient because they were moving too fast. This can lead to major complications, especially if a patient is discharged too early.
Other common hospital mistakes include:
- Birth Injuries – both the mother and baby can suffer if a mistake is made during the birthing process.
- Wrong Medications – a patient could be given the wrong medicine or the wrong dosage of a medicine they need.
- Major Infections – patients in hospitals often have weakened immune systems, leaving them susceptible to infections. If healthcare professionals don’t take appropriate steps to mitigate the spread of infections (washing hands, cleaning rooms properly), then patients could become much more ill.
- Low Standard of Care – uninsured or underinsured patients should be treated with the same level of care as anyone else, especially in the ER. If this does not happen, doctors should be held liable if a patient’s condition worsens.
What To Do
A few of the damages we will seek include:
- Medical Costs (current and ongoing)
- Pain and Suffering Damages
- Punitive Damages
We want to make sure you receive fair compensation for what you’ve been through. At the Dante Law Firm, we don’t think it’s fair that you and your family have to suffer financially because a healthcare professional made a mistake that should have been avoided. You put your trust in them and they made you feel worse or your loved one has suffered a wrongful death. If you need a Palmetto General Hospital accident lawyer, you can contact us by clicking here or calling 305-949-2526 for a free consultation.
It’s the kind of thing you hear about but never expect to happen to you or your family. We’re talking about hospital medical errors and they are more common than you think. When you go to the hospital, whether for a routine procedure or an emergency, you have an expectation of quality care no matter who you are or your income level.
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