Misdiagnosis - Botched Tests - Medical Misconduct

Hospital malpractice occurs when the staff of a hospital engages in improper or negligent medical care or if a patient is treated and suffers harm as a result. This means that the care does not meet the standards that reasonable professionals in the same field and community would provide. Hospital staff includes more than just the doctors. It includes the hospital's nurses, pharmacists, technicians and other staff as well.

Types of Hospital Malpractice

• Hospital malpractice can take many forms. It can be based on
•  A mistaken diagnosis
•  Failure of the hospital staff to treat a patient
•  Failure to monitor or stabilize a patient's condition
•  Failure to refer patients to appropriate specialists
•  Failure to order the necessary diagnostic tests

 Types of Improper Treatment:

• Incorrect administration of medication (wrong medication or wrong dosage)
• Improper use of anesthesia
• Improper use of medical equipment
• Unnecessary or unconsented-to surgeries
• Preventable infection resulting from sub-standard hospital procedures

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Hospital Malpractice Statistics

Statistics on the number of injuries and deaths due to hospital malpractice are the subject of dispute in medical communities. There is no national system for monitoring or reporting the number of preventable injuries or deaths in hospitals, but a widely-cited report in 2000, from the Institute of Medicine titled To Err Is Human estimated that 98,000 people die annually as a result of medical errors. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in July 2001 estimated that more than 22 percent of active-care patient deaths were possibly preventable.

Not every failure of treatment or of a procedure is malpractice. Often doctors and hospital staff do everything they can for a patient and the patient still suffers pain or dies. But if you believe that the care you or a family member received in a hospital was insufficient and led to harm, it is important to contact a Hospital Malpractice Lawyer at Charlip Law Group, LC as soon as possible. An attorney can assess your case and help you decide if it is worthwhile to pursue legal action. Most states have statutes of limitations that dictate how long you have to file a malpractice suit. It is necessary that you act as soon as possible.

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