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HOSPITAL ERRORS / NURSING NEGLIGENCE
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Medical Malpractice, Hospital Negligence, and Nursing Errors
When you or a loved one goes to the emergency room or is admitted to a hospital, you or your loved one should be treated with reasonable care. That means you should be seen and examined within a reasonable time and appropriate tests and/or treatment should be rendered in a timely fashion. Too often this is not the case. Do you believe that a hospital or other health care facility, doctor, nurse or other health care staff member failed to provide appropriate treatment? At Lewis, Kullman, Sterbcow & Abramson , we help our clients recover compensation when a serious injury or wrongful death results from hospital negligence, medical malpractice, or nursing negligence. Contact us to schedule a free initial consultation with one of our professional, dedicated, and experienced attorneys.
Medical malpractice means that a hospital or other health care facility, doctor, dentist, chiropractor, pharmacist, therapist, nurse or any other health care provider did something or failed to do something which deviated from the accepted standards of practice and caused injury to the patient. The malpractice may occur in the emergency room, during labor and delivery, during surgery, in recovery, in the hospital pharmacy, in patient rooms, in the doctor's office, in intensive care units or any other place where doctors, dentists, nurses, hospital staff, therapists, pharmacists or any other health care provider interacts with patients or prepares medications or equipment for patient care. It can occur in a single incident or repeated acts or omissions in the day to day care provided at a hospital or health care facility. For example, painful decubitus ulcers or pressure sores can develop if the patient is debilitated or incapacitated, and the nurses or staff do not properly turn the patient during their hospitalization. Patients can also suffer falls at hospitals which cause broken bones and other injuries because the hospital or health care facility or its nurses fail to properly assess the patient’s risk of falling or fail to institute a fall prevention plan. Patients can be improperly given medications or the wrong dosage of medication, which can lead to brain injury, organ failures and possibly death. Patient's vital signs may not be properly monitored and serious injury may result, which could have otherwise been avoided. These types of injuries can also occur and do routinely occur in nursing homes or assisted living facilities. It is of the utmost importance that if you believe that you or a loved one was not treated timely or appropriately in an emergency room, as in inpatient at a hospital, at a doctor's office, dentist office, chiropractor office or at any other medical facility, that you seek advice from a knowledgeable attorney with substantial experience and expertise.
Many states, like Louisiana, have special laws which apply to medical malpractice, hospital or other health care facility negligence and nursing errors. We have substantial and specialized knowledge in this area of the law. We have been recognized by our peers, that is, other lawyers, for our expertise in this field. We have lectured on these topics to other lawyers, at law schools, at conventions and even to doctors regarding medical malpractice, hospital negligence and nursing errors.
We pledge to each client that we will put forth our best effort to obtain the most successful outcome for their case, including that each be fairly and adequately compensated for their past, present and future physical pain and suffering, mental anguish, loss of income, medical expenses and any other compensation to which they may be entitled under the law. We do this not only to insure that our clients obtain the most successful outcome, but also to insure that hospitals, doctors, dentists, chiropractors, pharmacists, nurses, medical facilities and any other health care providers provide appropriate and quality medical treatment for future patients that they serve. Maintaining appropriate standards can save lives.
Contact us if you or a loved one has been seriously injured or died, and you believe that malpractice was committed at a hospital or medical facility by a doctor, nurse or other health care provider or staff.
From our law offices in New Orleans, Louisiana, our personal injury lawyers serve clients along the Gulf Coast, from Texas to Alabama. We can help clients in Florida, Mississippi, and anywhere in the US in matters of maritime law and serious personal injury.
Contact us today to schedule your free initial consultation.
toll free: 1-800-960-1526 local: 504-588-1500
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