Medical malpractice isn’t always the fault of a single doctor; often, it is the result of systemic failures within a hospital or emergency room. Emergency departments are high-pressure environments, but “being busy” is not a legal excuse for failing to follow safety protocols. This category focuses on negligence occurring within the facility itself, including triage errors, nursing mistakes, patient elopement, and hospital-acquired infections like sepsis. We also address the unique legal challenges of suing large healthcare systems and government-run facilities like VA hospitals. From the failure to monitor a patient in the ER to administrative errors that lead to catastrophic falls or medication mix-ups, these articles highlight how institutional negligence can be proven and how hospitals are held accountable for the safety of those in their care.
In many cases, CAUTIs are preventable. When hospitals, nursing homes, or healthcare providers fail to follow proper standards of care for catheter use, the result can be a severe infection, sepsis, prolonged hospitalization, or even death. In these cases, a catheter-associated infection may be a result of medical malpractice.
UTI’s are often treatable with antibiotics. But occasionally, urinary tract infections are resistant to the first-line antibiotics commonly prescribed to treat the condition. Other times, UTI’s progress rapidly and can lead to severe complications such as sepsis and even death.
Prevention, Consequences, and Legal Recourse In the complex environment of a hospital, patient safety is paramount. Yet, a critical concern that often gets overlooked is
Priapism & Medical Malpractice Priapism, a condition often misunderstood and underestimated, can have serious medical and legal implications. As a condition that requires prompt and
What is Hyponatremia? Hyponatremia is a medical condition that develops when the level of sodium in your blood is too low compared to the amount
There are numerous VA Healthcare Systems and Hospitals available to veterans in Pennsylvania including the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System – made up of the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center-University Drive in Oakland and the H. John Heinz III Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Aspinwall. While the VA Health System provides a great service to our veterans, we have seen many instances where the medical care was substandard and led to avoidable injuries and death.
Meyers, Evans, Lupetin & Unatin attorney Brendan Lupetin is representing the widow of veteran Patrick W. Ferris, in a wrongful death medical malpractice lawsuit filed against the United States of America’s Veteran’s Administration. Ferris’ recent wrongful death and medical malpractice lawsuit was recently filed in federal court.
Attorney Brendan Lupetin has filed a class-action lawsuit against University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on behalf of a patient that was exposed to tuberculosis by a UPMC emergency room nurse in on October 31, 2017.
The hospital, after discovering in March 2018 that the nurse was infected with TB believes that patients were exposed during the period of October 28, 2017 – February 28, 2018. The hospital informed 4,700 patients of the potential exposure that they needed to be tested for tuberculosis.
People expect that if something unexpected occurs, the best place to be is in the hospital. Regrettably, hospitals fail to implement policies and procedures to assure patients at risk are carefully monitored and alerts heeded in a timely manner. Our attorneys have extensive experience handling cases in which failure to properly monitor a patient has resulted in catastrophic injury or death.
When our loved ones are admitted to hospitals, we expect the doctors and nurses will be prepared for the worst. When we review medical records
A sudden cardiac or respiratory arrest is often unanticipated and devastating. For many who suffer these events while at home, work, or elsewhere, by the
A doctor may rule out the most immediately life threatening condition, stabilize a patient, and reach a diagnosis and plan for a patient on day
