INJURY OR DEATH BY THE HANDS OF A CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL? CALL AN EXPERIENCED PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER NOW!
Under a new law, hospitals in California are required to report certain medical mistakes. It has been estimated that around 100 Californians are being injured by easily preventable medical errors each month in California hospitals. This new law requires that California hospitals report 28 different types of substantial injuries to patients such as medication errors, surgical errors, and death during labor.
During a ten month period, California hospitals have reported that foreign objects were left behind in the patient’s bodies 145 times, a wrong surgery was performed 41 times, and a patient died by taking two drugs that were not prescribed to her. Around 1000 of these medical harms have been reported by California hospitals. There are fines imposed to the wrongdoers. During the ten month period, the health department has issued a fine of $25,000 against ten hospitals.
Most of these medical errors are preventable if one exercises care. Hospitals are places that people go to make their bodies better not worse. If you or your loved one has been exposed to medical malpractice at hospitals then please contact us at the law office of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) now to discuss your rights with one of our attorneys. We will get the compensation that you deserve.
