You visit the emergency room with the expectation of receiving proper treatment. You do not visit the emergency room thinking you will be harmed or neglected.
Unfortunately, this can happen. If you or a loved one has been the victim of emergency department negligence, get in touch with a Chester County emergency room malpractice attorney at The Weitz Firm, LLC. We will review your case and explain whether you have grounds to take legal action seeking financial compensation through a medical malpractice suit.
Surveys indicate that for every 100,000 emergency room visits in the United States, four will result in malpractice allegations. This may not seem like a large number, but when you consider that CDC data shows about 130 million emergency department visits occur in the US annually, it becomes clear that emergency room malpractice is not necessarily an uncommon problem.
According to one major analysis of 1,300 emergency room malpractice cases:
Misdiagnosis and failure to diagnose are not the only forms emergency room malpractice can take. Emergency room malpractice can also involve:
mergency department errors can occur for various reasons. Some of the most noteworthy include:
Emergency department errors can occur for various reasons. Some of the most noteworthy include:
Medical professionals owe their patients a duty of care. Patients are eligible to recover compensation by filing medical malpractice claims or lawsuits when they are harmed because medical professionals breached that duty of care. If such a breach results in a patient’s death, the deceased’s surviving beneficiaries may seek compensation.
It is very wise to enlist the help of professionals who have experience handling cases like yours when filing a medical malpractice claim. The experts at our Chester County emergency room malpractice law firm can assist you by:
If you or a loved one have been the victim of emergency room malpractice in Chester County, an attorney at The Weitz Firm, LLC is prepared to offer the aggressive representation you deserve. Learn more about what we can do for you by contacting us online or calling us.
We are highly selective in the cases we undertake to ensure that can give each client his full attention. You can schedule an appointment for a personal injury consultation at our Philadelphia office by calling us, or by filling out our online intake form.
