Powers & Santola · Albany Medical Negligence and Birth Injury Lawyers
Over the past thirty years, there have been tremendous technological and medical advances in the field of medicine. Yet during the same period, the drive by the health care industry to maximize profits has resulted in a reduction in the quality of care afforded to many patients.
This is particularly true in the field of obstetrics. For example, health insurance companies actively engage in discouraging physicians from performing Caesarean sections simply because they cost the insurance company more than a vaginal delivery.
In addition, hospitals and health care providers routinely violate New York State's Patient's Bill of Rights by not allowing parents to make crucial decisions that may affect their baby. During labor, patients are regularly reassured that "everything is fine" and that "the baby is OK," when, in fact, there are obvious signs of fetal compromise.
All too often when our attorneys explain when and why the clinical signs of fetal distress began, we are asked by the parents, "Why wasn't I told? Why wasn't I given the choice to have a c-section?"
While some birth injuries cannot be prevented even with the best of care, a significant number of malpractice cases are indefensible, the result of poor judgment and systems problems.
To discuss the particulars of your case with an experienced malpractice attorney at the upstate New York offices of Powers & Santola, please call us toll free at 866.689.9692 today. You may also contact us via e-mail for answers to your important inquiries or to request an appointment.
