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.