MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

The old axiom of the medical profession is “to do the patient no harm”. This really comes down to a safety issue for all patients who receive sub medical care and treatment from any medical care provider. It could be a doctor, nurse, physician's assistance (PA), nurse practitioner or a hospital. Non medical care providers such as a laboratory and other similar institutions may also be liable for harm under ordinary negligence standards.    

A claim for Medical Malpractice only happens when there was" a departure from acceptable medical practices" and "that departure caused the patient harm or death". Notably, even if a mistake was made but that mistake didn't cause any actual you may not have a case.
 

No one is more devastated than the patient who gets a "clean bill of  health" from their doctor only to learn a year or so later that their doctor missed a serious or life threatening medical condition and now, because of the mere passage of time, it has become a permanent or worsened medical condition.

A common example of this is a delayed diagnosis of cancer. (The laws in New York have recently changed in this area). The same holds true for what should have been "a routine surgery" that turned out to be anything but routine for the patient. 

In far too many cases, the misdiagnosis or failure to timely diagnosis a serious medical condition in the patient can be very serious, irreversible or the worsening of the patient's medical condition or illness. This delay in a proper diagnosis and treatment can take away or reduce the chances of the patient being cured or living much longer had the diagnosis and treatments been timely.  

It can also do a host of other things like changing the patients’ treatment options, change the ultimate outcome of the disease process itself and in more serious cases can be a cause of the patient passing well before their time had their diagnosis been properly and timely made. 

This firm can help you and your family if there is and actionable medical or hospital malpractice. If you have any questions about whether or not you or a loved may have a medical malpractice case, the best course of action for you is to call either of the phone numbers on the Home page and "talk" with me about your particular circumstances. 

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