MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
The Institute of Medicine has estimated that as many as 44,000 to 98,000 people die in the United States each year because of medical errors. Medical errors can occur almost anywhere in our health care system, including hospitals, emergency rooms, clinics, outpatient surgery centers, nursing homes, pharmacies, doctors offices.Medical errors can involve a number of things, such as:
Medicines Surgery
Diagnosis
Equipment
Lab reports
Devices
Malpractice occurs when a healthcare provider improperly treats or diagnoses a medical condition resulting in injury to the patient. Although sometimes medical malpractice is apparent, in the majority of cases there are complex medical issues which need to be thoroughly evaluated.
Medical malpractice victims can recover:
money to pay for doctor and hospital bills lost income replacement
medical expenses
pain and suffering compensation
If the answers to your questions about the treatment you or a loved on has received do not make sense, or if you have suspicions about such treatment, then you should contact an attorney.
If you or someone you know has been a victim of medical malpractice, please call Randy Reichard or Gregg Groves at 417-866-7777 or toll free 1-800-879-2370, or fill out the information on the contact us page.
The initial consultation for a medical malpractice claim is free of charge and if we agree to handle your case, we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if there is a monetary recovery of funds, although client may be responsible for costs and expenses. In many cases a lawsuit must be filed before a certain time, known as the statute of limitations, so please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.
