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Hospital Pays $135 Million For Surgical Malpractice
All surgery comes with risks, and patients and their families have the legal right to a full explanation of these risks before undergoing procedures. Weighing the benefits and risks of a procedure can be extremely difficult, particularly if the patient is a minor. One risk patients should never have to face is surgical malpractice; but, sadly it does happen and the consequences can be catastrophic.
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Snake Slithers Through Mississippi Nursing Home
A Mississippi woman found Diversicare of Southaven to be the perfect nursing home for her mother. It was close enough that she could visit nearly everyday. After four years visiting the nursing home, the woman was shocked to find a snake slithering through her mother’s nursing home room.
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When A Lack Of Communication Causes Malpractice
Many patients require the help of more than one doctor to manage their medical care. In this digital age, it’s much easier for doctors to communicate about patients. With email, faxing, and telephones, doctors can communicate quickly and efficiently. Unfortunately, sometimes doctors fail to utilize these methods to communicate. This was the case for a patient suffering from headaches who ended up suffering a stroke because his doctors failed to communicate test results.
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State Medical Board Suspends Georgia Doctor For Dancing During Operations
Surgery is serious business. Every surgery comes with risks and doctors spend years training before performing operations. Unfortunately, not all doctors take operations seriously, as was the case in Georgia, where the Georgia Composite Medical Board suspended a doctor after she posted videos of her and her staff dancing in the operating room.
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Hospital Leaves Needle In Baby’s Heart
While all medical procedures have risks, there are some risks patients should not have to experience. Patients shouldn’t have to fear that doctors or other healthcare professionals will be grossly negligent, but unfortunately, there are some instances when medical negligence causes serious injuries and even wrongful death. At a Florida hospital, a surgeon operating on a baby left a needle inside the child’s heart. When the baby’s parents insisted something was wrong, the hospital didn’t believe them.
