If you are considering transitioning your loved one into a nursing home facility in Virginia, one factor you will want to look at as you begin comparing your options is the social environment. Finding a place where your family member can continue to form and...
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Proving pediatric malpractice from medication error
People want to protect their babies, and they trust their pediatricians to want the same. Unfortunately, doctors do not always live up to that ideal. Depending upon the situation, it may be possible to file a malpractice claim when a medical caregiver fails to perform...
4 of the most common medical errors
When mistakes occur in medical facilities, people may quickly go from routine to severe injury or illness. Medical malpractice is not something to take lightly.Going to the doctor should not be a scary prospect. Knowing the standard of care and how the medical...
Doctor sued for error that led to loss of woman’s kidney
The many doctors and surgeons practicing in Roanoke County provide valuable services to local residents. Their skills may be such that people are willing to place complete trust in them to successfully resolve the injuries and illnesses that ail them. Yet it...
What can patients do to help prevent medical malpractice?
To be clear, it is not the responsibility of patients in Virginia to prevent medical malpractice. Hospitals and clinics have an entire team of trained professionals to ensure this never happens, and you also pay good money to ensure it does not. However, medical...
How a recent medical malpractice case unfolded
Like most residents of the Roanoke area, you have a high level of respect for health care professionals. When you feel ill, you trust doctors and nurses to provide exemplary care. As you know, however, mistakes often happen. When medical malpractice leads to...
What are some major surgical mistakes?
If you have to go in for a surgical procedure in Virginia, you should not have to worry about what things can go wrong. Unfortunately, however, surgical mistakes do occur and some of them lead to medical malpractice claims.According to the Patient Safety Network,...
Most common mistakes made by OB/GYNs
Many women depend on their OB/GYNs to know how their reproductive health is. However, similarly to any other medical profession, OB/GYNs can still commit negligence and malpractice. In one case in Ohio, a woman successfully sued her OB/GYN, and a...
Complications associated with forceps deliveries
For most moms, the ultimate goal of giving birth is to leave the hospital shortly after delivery with a happy, healthy infant, but in some cases, complications arise during the birthing process that make this dream impossible. If you have certain health...
Medical errors remain a leading cause of death in U.S.
Plenty of people have no problem entrusting their well-being to nurses and doctors. What those people fail to realize is that the risk of a mistake or negligence occurring in a hospital is far greater than they know. According to a recent report by Johns Hopkins,...