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Medical Errors Attorneys and the "Medical Malpractice Crisis" - Read for the Reality
Unfortunately, Medical errors (whether in a hospital, doctor’s office or nursing home) are one of the nation's leading causes of death and injury. The Institute of Medicine reports that as many as 44,000 to 98,000 people die from medical errors and negligence in hospitals in the United States each year. This means that more people die from medical errors than from motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS. (See Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2000). 20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors. Patient Fact Sheet (AHRQ Publication No. 00-P038). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.)It astounds many people to hear this statistic, and puts fear in some people. The reality, though, is that medical malpractice is a problem. It does no good for people to stick their heads in the sand and ignore the problem. The other reality is that attorneys who handle cases dealing with medical errors, mistakes, negligence and malpractice are necessary. One hears often about a “medical malpractice crisis,” but it appears that the crisis is in the high number of injuries and deaths that occur from errors, mistakes, negligence and malpractice – as opposed to a crisis in the number of lawsuits. Many people complain about attorneys and lawsuits, until they themselves are faced with having been severely injured or hurt; or when a loved one (perhaps one who provides critical economic support to a family) is actually killed by a medical error or negligence or abuse in a nursing home. In that case, often one finds that there is nowhere to turn, as the insurance companies are not willing to face up to the loss and compensate the medical mistake victim or that victim’s family appropriately. A dedicated lawyer is often the only way a wrongful death or injury victim can get a fair result in a medical negligence situation.
Contact my office for a consultation is you have a negligence or wrongful death claim or case against a North Carolina hospital, doctor, nurse, nursing home or other healthcare provider. You can call Toll Free, 888-435-7156. We handle cases throughout North Carolina, and can arrange to meet you anywhere. We have office locations in Raleigh, Fayetteville, and Wilmington, North Carolina.
More information on medical patient safety and medical malpractice is available at:
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/errorsix.htm
http://www.pleasantlaw.com/practice_areas/medical-negligence-mistakes-and-malpractice.cf m
http://www.pleasantlaw.com/practice_areas/nursing-home-abuse-neglect1.cfm
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Thomas Waitt Pleasant, PLLC
427 Franklin Street
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Raleigh | Fayetteville | Wilmington
Toll Free: 888-HELP-156
Phone: (910) 323-3250