December 6, 2022 The Weitz Firm, LLC

Medical malpractice occurs when a healthcare provider deviates from the accepted standard of care and causes injury or harm to a patient. While most healthcare providers strive to provide the best possible care to their patients, there are certain factors that may increase the risk of medical malpractice. One factor that may increase the risk […]

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March 24, 2022 The Weitz Firm, LLC

Surgical centers and healthcare facilities are essential to public health. People all across the country and the state of Pennsylvania rely on surgical procedures to bring their lives back to normal. Thus, such a facility is incredibly important to citizens’ health and must be properly maintained to the best of their ability. Amongst all of […]

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May 14, 2020 The Weitz Firm, LLC

As the full scope of the coronavirus pandemic began to come into focus in early March, one of the first things that happened was the cancellation of most elective surgeries at hospitals and surgical centers around the country. However, elective surgeries are gradually returning to the rotation. At The Weitz Firm, LLC, our Philadelphia surgical […]

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May 17, 2019 The Weitz Firm, LLC

When you or a loved one need to have surgery, you know there are risks. Any procedure, regardless of how invasive, will come with a long list of what can happen. However, the last thing you should ever have to worry about in surgery is having the wrong operation done to you. At The Weitz […]

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May 10, 2019 The Weitz Firm, LLC

Take a moment to step back and reflect on public places that are supposed to make visitors feel safe and secure. If you are the victim of some crime, some may say the police station. If you like to read in silence then some may consider the library as a safe and secure place. Others […]

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March 30, 2019 The Weitz Firm, LLC

We know that you are likely aware by now that medical mistakes are a bigger problem in this country than most people realized. Johns Hopkins researchers say that as many as 250,000 people lose their lives each year due to errors made by healthcare professionals. If you are a regular Readers Digest reader, then you […]

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January 12, 2019 The Weitz Firm, LLC

We just read about a fascinating study that was published by the British Journal of Surgery. In it, researchers had a surgeon wear a Hexoskin Smart Shirt under his scrubs while he was performing surgery. The shirt ran a continuous electrocardiogram while he performed surgeries. They also used laparoscopic video recordings from the surgery to […]

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December 8, 2018 The Weitz Firm, LLC

We just found out that an Allegheny County jury has awarded $19 million to a woman who says her stomach was removed for no reason during surgery. This all began in 2011 when Rebecca Ball, who was 29 at the time, went to see doctors at UPMC for severe gastrointestinal problems. She says that when […]

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December 1, 2018 The Weitz Firm, LLC

You may have heard of the Da Vinci surgical device that has been helping surgeons in the operating room. It is an extremely dexterous robot that is able to perform the most delicate procedures with precision. It has been a great tool for surgeons to use, but the thing main this is this – they […]

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November 2, 2018 The Weitz Firm, LLC

In 2014, Larry Diener was in miserable shape. He had diverticulitis and his colon was blocked off. His doctors told him that he needed colon surgery. So, in May of that year, that is what he did. “I felt better than I’d felt in a long time,” said Diener. Unfortunately, things got worse. After an […]

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