A hospital is a business, but it’s first duty is to provide a safe, clean, and professional environment to patients. The majority of medical malpractice cases involve negligence on part of a doctor, surgeon, nurse, or other healthcare professional. Sometimes, when a patient is injured, the hospital in which he or she was being treated in can be held liable for the medical error.
If you or a loved one suffered harm because of hospital negligence, the negligence of a hospital employee, or an ostensible agent of the hospital, you may have a legal medical malpractice claim.
These types of claims require extensive investigations, financial resources, time, knowledge, and diligence. Legal and medical terminology may be used throughout the process, and there may be specific rules in place depending on the state in which you are filing. There is also a high chance of large insurance companies and legal defense teams working against what you are alleging. This is why you should choose a reputable and experienced medical malpractice lawyer to guide you through the process.
A quality attorney, like a medical malpractice lawyer trusts has handled a large number of medical malpractice claims that involve hospital negligence. When you choose us to represent you, please feel confident in knowing:
- offer clients emotional support in addition to honest legal advice.
- legal staff will be ready to explain the process so you know what to expect.
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Elements of Hospital Negligence
Proving negligence is key to a medical malpractice claim. In the matter of hospital negligence, this facility has a responsibility to patients to:
- Provide reasonable care in the supervision of medical professionals;
- Furnish the facility with safe supplies and equipment; and
- To hire educated, trained, and professional staff.
When any medical facility fails to provide these things within a reasonable standard of care, it may be negligence. A competent medical malpractice lawyer has handled cases that have involved a hospital:
- Failing to ensure all staff have the right training, licenses, and degrees;
- Failing to check non-employees have the necessary credentials;
- Failing to offer adequate staff, or enough staff;
- Failure to maintain proper patient records;
- Losing patient records;
- Failing to safeguard medications;
- Failure to properly clean the facility;
- Failure to provide working equipment; and/or
- Hospital acquired infections.
A Medical Malpractice Lawyer on Your Side
The same elements needed to be proven in a medical malpractice case also will need to be proven in a hospital malpractice case. This takes a tremendous amount of zealous determination which is why you should only retain a qualified law firm. If you would like to learn more about the available compensation for your case, please call a medical malpractice lawyer today.
