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Medical Malpractice
Medical malpractice is professional negligence by act or omission by a health care provider in which the treatment provided falls below the accepted standard of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death to the patient, with most cases involving medical error. |
What is Medical Malpractice?
Medical malpractice is when a doctor, nurse, technician or another medical professional does something or doesn't do something that causes an injury or some harm to you, the patient. The medical professional's act or failure to act (called an "omission") is called "medical negligence".
The New England Journal of Medicine found that three out of four US doctors will be sued for medical malpractice at some point in their careers. A recent study found that 440,000 Americans die each year from preventable hospital errors, making medical malpractice the third leading cause of death in the nation behind only heart disease and cancer.
Medical malpractice can result from any number of causes, including improper use of a medical device, surgical error, hospital-based infections, and misdiagnosis or failure to treat in a timely manner.
While nothing can ever erase the trauma of being harmed by professional negligence, Pennsylvania laws allow victims of negligence to hold the responsible party liable for damages resulting from the error. I can help you if you have been hurt because of someone else’s carelessness, recklessness or negligence. Call me today for a free case evaluation. Dial 610-451-6823 or fill out the online contact form now.
Medical malpractice is when a doctor, nurse, technician or another medical professional does something or doesn't do something that causes an injury or some harm to you, the patient. The medical professional's act or failure to act (called an "omission") is called "medical negligence".
The New England Journal of Medicine found that three out of four US doctors will be sued for medical malpractice at some point in their careers. A recent study found that 440,000 Americans die each year from preventable hospital errors, making medical malpractice the third leading cause of death in the nation behind only heart disease and cancer.
Medical malpractice can result from any number of causes, including improper use of a medical device, surgical error, hospital-based infections, and misdiagnosis or failure to treat in a timely manner.
While nothing can ever erase the trauma of being harmed by professional negligence, Pennsylvania laws allow victims of negligence to hold the responsible party liable for damages resulting from the error. I can help you if you have been hurt because of someone else’s carelessness, recklessness or negligence. Call me today for a free case evaluation. Dial 610-451-6823 or fill out the online contact form now.