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Failure to Diagnose • Birth Injuries

A recent national study revealed that ''The equivalent of 390 jumbo jets full of people are dying each year due to likely preventable, in-hospital medical errors” and that “the United States loses more American lives to patient safety incidents every six months than it did in the entire Vietnam War.”

New Yorkers who have been injured or lost family members due to fatal medical errors are invited to contact an experienced medical malpractice lawyer at the law offices of Powers & Santola, LLP. Schedule a free initial consultation and case evaluation.

The study mentioned above regarding hospital medical errors comes five years after The Institute of Medicine (IOM) first reported that as many as 98,000 hospitalized Americans die every year and 1 million more are injured as a result of preventable medical errors that cost the nation an estimated $29 billion.

Although the estimates of death and injury due to in-hospital medical errors contained in these reports are huge, the actual number of deaths is undoubtedly higher. The IOM considered only errors committed in hospitals and not in other medical settings where they undoubtedly also abound, such as clinics, outpatient surgery centers and doctors' offices.

Medical malpractice and pharmaceutical errors encompass a wide range of occurrences including surgical error, birth injury, manufacture or administration of defective drugs, prescription errors, failure to diagnose cancer, misdiagnosis, and anesthesia error.

The most recent study mentioned in the first paragraph above concludes that “Although the estimates of patient safety adverse events documented in these two studies vary, the sheer magnitude and impact of every estimate clearly support the IOM's contention that medical injuries are a serious epidemic confronting the American health care system.”

If you have suffered serious harm or injury, if your baby has cerebral palsy that may have resulted from negligence of healthcare providers during pregnancy, labor, or delivery; or if a family member has died in situations such as those listed below, contact a New York medical malpractice attorney to schedule a free initial consultation and case evaluation.

What Is Medical Malpractice?
What Time Limits Apply to A Bringing Claim For Medical Malpractice?
General Time Limits For Bringing A Claim For Malpractice In New York State
Exceptions to The General Time Limits For Bringing A Claim For Malpractice In New York State
Exception # 1 - Malpractice Causing Injuries to Children
Exception # 2 – Continuous Treamtent
Exception # 3 – Foreign Objects Left In Patient
Exception # 4 – Insanity
Exception # 5 – Wrongful Death
Exception # 6 – Shortened Time Periods
Exception # 7 – Claims Against U.S. Government
Exception # 8 – Miscellaneous Exceptions
Do I Have A Case?
Types of Medical Malpractice Cases
Failure to Timely Diagnose Cancer
Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer
Failure to Diagnose Colorectal Cancer
Failure to Diagnose Lung Cancer
Failure to Diagnose Prostate Cancer
Emergency Department Malpractice
Anesthesia-Related Malpractice
Obstetrical Malpractice
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy and brain damage
Shoulder Dystocia, Erb’s Palsy and Brachial Plexus Injuries
Fetal Complications - Brain Damage
Fetal Complications - Brachial Plexus Injuries
Fetal Complications - Skeletal Injury
Vaginal Birth After Caesarian Section (VBAC)
Perinatal Group B Beta Strep