Medical Malpractice Lawyer in New York

Examples of Medical Malpractice

Even minor accidents in a hospital setting can lead to drastic consequences. Some of the most commonly reported medical malpractice accidents include:

Surgical Errors

Having to go through surgery can be emotionally difficult to handle as no surgery is without risk. It is an intimidating, but often necessary, medical procedure. When you choose to go through with a surgical procedure, you trust healthcare providers to minimize these risks as best as possible by following procedure and performing your surgery to the best of their abilities. Unfortunately, however, negligence during surgery occurs all too often, and sadly, it can have devastating consequences for the patient. Many things can go wrong during surgery, including surgery on the wrong body part, injury to other organs, and even surgical equipment left inside of a patient.

The stress of surgery should not be worsened by complications due to surgical errors, which are often easily avoidable. When a patient has their health and well-being compromised because of such errors, they are often deserving of compensation from the irresponsible surgeon or medical professional. If you have been injured because of a negligent healthcare provider, you do not have to face the damages alone.

Types of Surgical Errors

The proper preparation and execution of surgery should be expected of experienced and trained medical professionals, but unfortunately, mistakes are surprisingly common as a result of careless actions by members of the surgical team. Some of the most common surgical errors include:

• Operating on the wrong area of the body
• Performing unnecessary surgery
• Performing surgery on the wrong patient
• Leaving behind surgical tools in the body
• Failing to sterilize surgical tools properly

Any of these mistakes can cause serious harm to a patient, whether by creating a new problem, failing to address the original problem, or worsening the condition it was meant to treat.

Improper Treatment

Recovering from a serious injury or illness can be difficult, even with the proper medical care and treatment. However, when a medical professional administers inadequate or improper treatment, your recovery can be slowed and your health put in danger. If a person isn’t provided with the right treatment for their broken bones, they may develop serious health problems as a result. From delaying actual treatment to forcing patients to endure unnecessary surgeries, improper treatment can pose a serious risk of health complications.

Physicians, pharmacists, and other healthcare practitioners are required to have the knowledge and ability to deliver the proper treatment for their patients, and there is no excuse for improper care. If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of improper treatment in New York, the attorneys at Hach & Rose, LLP can help you seek the compensation you deserve.

Wrong Diagnosis

When you know something is wrong with you physically, but aren’t sure what it is, you assume that you can trust the opinion of a medical professional. Unfortunately, this is not always the case, as careless and negligent doctors can give a wrong diagnosis, forcing a patient to possibly sustain harm due to receiving the wrong treatment, in addition to not getting the proper treatment they need.

Many people in New York suffer from the very serious repercussions that a wrong diagnosis can have. In fact, a wrong diagnosis can have not only physical ramifications, but also serious psychological and financial ones. While recovering from the aftermath of a wrong diagnosis can be extremely difficult, getting compensation and justice through a medical malpractice claim can make it easier.

What Causes a Wrong Diagnosis?

Though an incorrect diagnosis should never happen, with due care and diligence, sometimes these mistakes are the result of human negligence. For instance, the following are some common causes of incorrect diagnoses:

• Failing to perform certain tests
• Misreading symptoms
• Misreading test results
• Hospital error / paperwork error

These mistakes can mean that a patient does not get diagnosed properly, or in a timely manner; even if he or she gets diagnosed correctly eventually, the delay and original mistake could mean that it’s too late. However, patients who suffer from such grievous errors can sometimes be compensated financially.

Emergency Room Errors

When a serious and unexpected injury or illness occurs, most people’s first instinct is to seek treatment at the nearest emergency room (ER), as we believe the medical professionals in these places will provide the best care possible. Sadly though, as our team at Hach & Rose, LLP, is all too aware, some people in New York who seek treatment at ERs suffer from emergency room errors, leaving them with injuries, pain, discomfort, and emotional trauma.

Though a positive outcome is never completely guaranteed, people who seek treatment in an ER should not have to stand for any additional harm that is done to them by negligent or careless medical professionals in an ER. Fortunately for those who have been harmed by emergency room errors, it is often possible to hold the person or emergency room itself responsible for the consequences, giving victims much-needed compensation and justice.

Hospital Negligence

When entrusting your health to a medical professional, it is reasonable to expect careful and skilled treatment. Unfortunately, when a medical practitioner is negligent, you could be seriously injured. In the event that you have been victimized by poor medical treatment, you could be eligible to pursue compensation to offset your pain and suffering.

In addition to the initial psychological trauma that hospital negligence can cause to patients, unacceptable medical treatment could prolong recovery times and necessitate more medical procedures. The most common forms of hospital negligence include:

• Inadequate staffing
• Inadequate supervision
• Failure to perform
• Misdiagnosis

Hospital-Acquired Infections Due to Medical Malpractice

Staying in a hospital, whether it’s for a planned surgery or recovering from an illness or injury, can be frightening as you worry about your recovery. Unfortunately, sometimes hospitals can be more detrimental to your health than they are beneficial. Hospital patients are often put at risk of developing serious infections due to healthcare professionals’ failure to properly disinfect tools, rooms, and other surfaces.

Common Hospital Infections
Many hospital infections are associated with the use of instruments including ventilators, catheters, and central lines. The most common infections acquired at hospitals include:

• Surgical site infections
• Bladder infections
• Pneumonia
• C. difficile infections
• Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

Your health and recovery should be a hospital’s number one priority, and it should never be compromised by improper sanitation or procedure. Fortunately, you may have several legal options if you developed an infection after being admitted to a hospital. The New York hospital negligence attorneys at Hach & Rose, LLP, understand the extensive impact that hospital negligence can have on an individual and their family. If you believe that you have been the victim of hospital negligence, you should consult with an attorney to discuss your rights and options.

Delayed Treatment

Experiencing symptoms and pain that stems from an unknown or uncertain condition can cause a great deal of fear and anxiety. However, we trust doctors to provide a timely and accurate diagnosis to help us alleviate some of this fear, caused by the unknown, and get the treatment we need. Unfortunately, due to the reckless actions of doctors and other medical professionals, the treatment we need to improve our health is delayed, causing substantial problems.

At Hach & Rose, LLP, we know that many patients in New York experience the pain and problems that can accompany delayed treatment. From physical suffering and emotional trauma to significant financial burdens, the repercussions of delayed treatment can be great. Fortunately, many people are able to get financial compensation and justice for the harm they have suffered in these situations by holding the doctor or other medical care provider who was responsible for the delayed treatment legally accountable.

Birth Injuries

Throughout the duration of a pregnancy, there are many precautions that parents must take to ensure that their infant is developing healthily. It is crucial to find a skilled physician that will monitor development as well as perform the child’s delivery. Unfortunately, though many deliveries are successful and result in a healthy child, sometimes birth injuries occur. Birth injuries range in nature and severity but are usually caused by a medical error. Since infants are extremely vulnerable, they can be injured in several ways during the delivery process. The following are the most commonly occurring birth injuries:

• Cerebral Palsy
• Erb’s Palsy/Brachial Plexus
• Cephalohematoma
• Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Brain Damage
• Spinal Damage
• Infection
• Trauma in Delivery

In the event of a birth injury, the child can suffer mentally as well as physically. Oftentimes the long-term consequences of a birth injury can only be estimated. The attorneys at Hach & Rose, LLP, understand the trauma that New York families can experience when birth injuries occur. Fortunately, families can take legal action against the responsible physician or hospital in order to obtain compensation for the damages.

Wrongful Death

When we place loved ones in the care of medical professionals, we never imagine doctors and surgeons causing more harm than good. However, not all health care professionals practice medicine with the diligence and thoughtfulness that we often expect. In the most extreme cases, the careless actions of doctors and surgeons may cause death to patients.

As many as 100,000 people die each year in medical facilities due to hospital negligence and medical mistakes. If one of your loved ones has been the victim of medical malpractice while under the care of a New York physician, the wrongful death attorneys of Hach & Rose, LLP, can inform you of your legal rights and help you pursue justice in this difficult time.

No matter what type of complications you are dealing with, you may need future medical therapies to recover. These costs can be challenging to take on alone, but for many people, financial compensation from the liable party is available through a successful medical malpractice lawsuit. Hach & Rose, LLP understands the challenging times that our clients and their families have been forced to endure, and we will handle the legal process every step of the way so you can focus on recovering and spending time with your loved ones.