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New Hospital Plans to Decrease Number of Beds, Will Quality Improve?

The Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center currently has 238 beds available for patients in Norfolk, Virginia (VA). By 2014, that number will drop to 124 beds.  

This drop in capacity initially looks like a negative, but it could lead to a positive result considering new equipment and upgraded nursing units will be included in the new hospital. In addition, there is a new hospital featuring 154 beds that will open in Virginia Beach in 2011. This will be that is a joint venture between Bon Secours and Sentara Healthcare.

In order for both hospitals to stand out from the bunch and indicate a real commitment to safety, hospital officials and administrators could focus on reducing the number of preventable medical mistakes and hospital-acquired illnesses during these expansion projects. Currently, an estimated 100,000 people die every year due to these preventable medical errors and infections. Furthermore, many expert believe this number vastly understates the problem since many states do not have a mandatory reporting system for medical mistakes, including Virginia (VA).

Building new hospitals can, and should, lead to new and improved policies. Both medical centers have an opportunity to set themselves apart from other hospitals in Virginia (VA), and in the Southeastern region of the country, if they put an emphasis on fixing these preventable injuries and illnesses.

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Virginia injury lawyers Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been recognized as among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008. Shapiro and Lewis have also been selected by the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009. Rick and Jim have been named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010, making them among the 5 percent of lawyers so honored. In addition, we were the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms. Our Virginia Beach accident injury firm has the highest rating of AV from Martindale-Hubbell, a national lawyer ranking organization, which means we have a reputation for preeminent legal skill. 

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About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Virginia injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and have extensive experience handling medical malpractice and doctor mistake cases. Please take a few moments to review our medical malpractice case results. We have offices in Virginia Beach and Hampton, VA, but we're ready to come to you anywhere in Virginia, including Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Newport News and Suffolk, VA, if you've been seriously hurt by the carelessness of a doctor, surgeon, nurse or pharmacist.

Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been recognized as among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008. Also, Rick and Jim have been named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010. Fewer than 5 percent of lawyers are chosen for this professional honor.

Members of our VA personal injury law firm have also been selected by the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009. In addition, we were the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms. Our VA medical malpractice firm has the highest rating of AV from Martindale-Hubbell, a national lawyer ranking organization, which means we have a reputation for preeminent legal skill.

We offer free special reports on the Top 10 Tips from a Medical Malpractice Insider and the top five surgical errors you must know about. 

While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer free initial confidential injury case consultation, so call us toll free at (800) 752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail so we can return your call.