Hospital Medical Malpractice: A Growing Problem

At least forty-four thousand and possibly as many as ninety-eight thousand Americans die each year as a result of hospital medical negligence.

Even using the low estimate, more people are dying annually from in-hospital medical errors than motor vehicle accidents (43, 358), breast cancer (42,297), AIDS (16,516), or the Vietnam war that claimed (58,000) lives.

In fact, the lower estimate still makes hospital malpractice the eighth leading cause of death in America, the equivalent of having three jumbo jets filled with patients crash every two days.

Hospital based malpractice in terms of the number of lives lost and ruined, lost income, lost household productivity and disability and health care costs, was estimated to be between $17 and $29 billion annually.

If you were recently in a hospital and have had a slow recovery, you may have been a victim of hospital malpractice. If pain persists, make sure that you consult another doctor for a second opinion. If you learn that your medical care was below the accepted levels of hospital care, our attorneys are here to discuss your legal rights.

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