Every year, thousands of people are injured as a result of medical malpractice. In 1990, a study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health estimated that each year, more than 3% of patients in New York State hospitals suffered some form of a medical mistake which resulted in serious injury. Nationally, the Harvard Medical Practice Study estimated that each year, more than 180,000 people die, at least in part, because of medical mistakes. Parker Waichman Alonso LLP has successfully represented victims of medical malpractice, dental malpractice, nursing home negligence and hospital negligence for over 10 years. Please choose a medical malpractice topic below to learn more about the legal remedies available to you and your family.
Medical Malpractice News
After 22-Hour Wait, Man Dies Unattended in North Carolina Hospital
Aug 21, 2008
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The Associated Press is reporting on another sad case of medical malpractice. This time, a 50-year-old mental patient, Steven Sabock, died...
California Fines Hospitals for Substandard Care
Aug 20, 2008
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According to recent Associated Press reports, the state of California has fined four hospitals for problems that led to a total of five patient...
Testing Errors Rampant at Family Medical Clinics
Aug 15, 2008
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Researchers working on a study of testing errors reported by family physician offices in the United States found that problems exist throughout the...
Preventable Surgical Errors Cost US Employers About $1.5 Billion Annually
Aug 13, 2008
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In a recent analysis conducted by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), American employers pay out $1.47 billion annually for...
Hospitals in 23 States No Longer Charging for Medical Mistakes Known as "Never Events"
Aug 13, 2008
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Hospitals in 23 states say they will no longer bill patients for very serious medical mistakes such as operating on the wrong body part or wrong...
New York Physician Misconduct Bill Now Law
Aug 8, 2008
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Under a bill that was just signed into law yesterday by New York Governor David A. Paterson, physicians who are charged with misconduct or...
Viral Infection at Stony Brook University Medical Center Prompts Hundreds of Warning Letters
Aug 6, 2008
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Over 400 patients recently treated at the Stony Brook University Medical Center have received a letter of caution from the hospital's director of...
Report: Surgical Errors Cost $1.5 Billion Annually
Jul 29, 2008
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A US government report just released information stating that preventable medical errors occurring during or following surgery cause 10 percent of...
New York Hospital Negligence Victim Died of Blood Clots
Jul 15, 2008
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Esman Green, the woman who died at Brooklyn’s Kings County Hospital Center (KCHC) June 19 after writhing on the floor of its psychiatric...
NY Hospitals Urged to Adopt Aggressive Anti-Infection Protocols
Jul 9, 2008
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New York’s state Department of Health just a released a report revealing that the rate of hospital infection in surgical intensive care units...
Kings County Hospital Sued for $25 Million in Patient's Videotaped Death
Jul 8, 2008
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Esman Green’s daughter has called for criminal prosecution of the workers who did nothing to help her mother who died at Brooklyn’s Kings...
Deplorable Conditions at Kings County Hospital Center
Jul 7, 2008
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Last month, Esman Green, a 49-year-old Jamaican woman and patient at Brooklyn’s Kings County Hospital Center (KCHC) was allowed writhe on the...
