Category: Hospital Negligence

Three mothers have filed lawsuits against a physician and a hospital, for alleged medical malpractice that resulted in two children with severe birth injuries and one who did not survive. These tragic cases are evidence of the catastrophic consequences that may result from medical negligence and delivery errors during child birth. Obstetricians, hospitals, and medical staff […]

What Damages are Available to Victims of Medical Malpractice in New Jersey? When you or someone you love has been injured as a result of negligence by a doctor, hospital, or another medical professional, you are entitled to pursue compensation, also known as “damages.” There are two types of damages that a plaintiff in a […]

A $2.2 million settlement was reached between the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, over filming for a television documentary that disclosed the medical information of two patients without obtaining their consent. Specifically, the hospital allowed the ABC Network crew for “NY Med” to film a dying […]

Understanding Intubation Errors and Related Injuries in New Jersey Ideally, anesthesiologists administer safe and effective drugs to patients prior to undergoing serious surgical procedures. Unfortunately, intubation errors and anesthesia errors may occur in a variety of situations, despite assumptions that complications are isolated to hospital surgeries. For example, these errors may also occur in urgent care facilities, […]

The possibility of surgery, especially the potential for errors during surgery, can be stressful and daunting. Risks may be present, even for minor surgery. A patient normally puts his/her faith in a surgeon, believing that person to be trustworthy and completely focused on them during the surgery. Although a reasonable expectation, that may not always […]

Recently, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) committed $26 million to new research aimed at preventing hospital infections and improving patient safety in medical settings throughout the country. This initiative, known as the Prevention Epicenters Program, will be spearheaded by five major academic medical centers between 2016 and 2020. The goal of the […]

The brain relies on adequate oxygen supply in order to function properly, responding almost immediately to oxygen depletion. Failure to promptly recognize and correct impediments to adequate oxygen delivery can result in catastrophic consequences, including severe brain injuries and even death. Within 15 seconds, lack of oxygen leads to loss of consciousness, while brain damage […]

When you take a look at medical errors in the United States, the numbers are astounding. According to the Journal of Patient Safety, medical errors result in approximately 400,000 deaths each year. So, what to do? How can hospitals and the medical professionals who work within them prevent these errors and their devastating results? One hospital […]

Following a month-long medical malpractice trial, a jury recently awarded $53 million to a young boy who suffered a hypoxic brain injury after physicians failed to recognize and treat fetal distress during his delivery. Tragically, cases like this occur all too often. The trajectory of events proceeds something like this: a mother enters the hospital, her […]

Bacterial infections can occur in hospitals for many reasons, including because of errors during surgery, misuse of medical tools, or defective medical devices. For example, a medical device manufacturer and a Pennsylvania hospital are facing multiple lawsuits after two patients contracted a bacterial infection following open-heart surgery, one of whom tragically died as a result. […]