Virginia Medical Malpractice: 10 Percent of Patients Hurt by Hospital Errors
One of every 10 patients admitted to a hospital suffers a preventable harm. This rate of medical malpractice is shockingly high.
Surgical Safety Checklist Reduces Personal Injuries That Occur During Operations
Worldwide, an estimated 234 million operations are performed yearly including tens of thousands in Virginia (VA), North Carolina (NC), South Carolina (SC) and West Virginia (WV). Due to the high frequency of operations, millions of personal injuries are sustained by patients who are the victims of negligence, carelessness and medical malpractice. In a study published…
Medical Malpractice: Amputee Musician Strikes Chord For Justice In Win Against Drug Company
A doctor in Vermont mistakenly used an IV push method to administer a drug called Phenergan by pushing the medication into an artery rather than a vein caused the tissue in her arm to die leaving her an amputee.