Practice Areas - Hospital Negligence
Serving Injured Hospital Patients Since 1973
Studies show that, in general, 1% of hospitalized patients incur serious injury due to medical negligence, but less than 3% of these injured patients file hospital negligence lawsuits. If you feel that you received negligent medical care in a Maryland or Washington, DC hospital, or negligent hospital care in any other state you should consult an experienced hospital negligence attorney. Maryland and Washington statutes of limitations (the amount of time you have to file a lawsuit) are very short. If you do not settle your claim or bring legal action prior to the statute's expiration, your medical malpractice claim is permanently barred.
Only an experienced hospital negligence attorney will know the Maryland and the District of Columbia medical malpractice law, court systems, insurance claims personnel, hospital negligence defense attorneys, and medical experts well enough to move your claim towards a successful resolution as quickly and efficiently as possible. Since 1973, we have had successful claims with major hospitals through out the Maryland and Washington, DC and other states.
In general, the three most common allegations of hospital negligence involve misdiagnosis, improper medical treatment, surgical errors, and improper medication. Managed care has added another dimension to hospital malpractice. Physicians often feel pressure from an HMO to shorten hospital stays, limit the use of consultants, and avoid expensive diagnostic tests. If you feel that financial implications were driving your hospital care and that it caused your injuries, you may have a claim for hospital negligence.
Attention to Detail and Careful Preparation is the key in Hospital Negligence Lawsuits
Once you retain our firm to represent you, we obtain your detailed medical history by contacting relevant healthcare providers where medical treatment was received. For example, if your elderly relative was treated for a broken hip in a Baltimore hospital, and ended up with a staph infection, we would obtain medical records from the Baltimore hospital, her nursing home and her primary care doctors to show current and past medical treatment. Our objective would be to determine whether the infection was caused by the negligence of the Baltimore hospital and healthcare providers.
The next step in determining if hospital negligence has occurred is medical expert review. We have access to a large number of medical experts specializing in many areas of practice. So for example, in the case above, we would consult with an infectious disease expert familiar with the standard of care in Baltimore hospitals. This medical expert and other experts would examine the facts of the case and help us determine if there was enough evidence to prove the hospital negligence caused the infection. Bad outcomes are tragic, but not always the result of negligence. With over thirty years of experience in handling hospital negligence claims, we have the knowledge and resources to help you determine whether it is appropriate to file a hospital negligence lawsuit.
If you are the victim of hospital negligence, you should contact an attorney with the experience to evaluate and handle your case. Contact us today.
