Brooklyn Hospital Negligence Attorneys
Brooklyn's hospitals offer state-of-the-art equipment and experienced healthcare professionals working together to treat every type of illness or injury imaginable. However, when those hospitals are short-staffed or overcrowded, lapses in care can occur -- sometimes with disastrous consequences.
If you or someone you love has been injured due to hospital negligence, the Brooklyn, New York lawyers of Schwartzapfel Truhowsky Marcus P.C. can help. Our hospital negligence lawyers serve clients throughout Brooklyn including Brooklyn Heights, Prospect Park, Flatbush, Park Slope, Coble Hill, Clinton Hill, DUMBO and Borough Park. We have years of experience fighting on behalf of medical malpractice victims. Contact us at 1.800.966.4999 or fill out our online contact form for a free case evaluation. We will fight for you!
Hospital negligence may include:
- Delays in Receiving Attention—When a hospital's emergency department is understaffed and overcrowded, the delay in being seen by a health care professional can be dangerously long. During this critical time for treatment, even a short delay can cause potentially life-threatening harm.
- Anesthesia Mistakes— Hospitals administer both local and general anesthetics, depending on the procedure a patient undergoes. Sometimes, there is a breakdown in communication in the hospital about the amount or type of anesthesia being used, or the patient is not properly monitored while under sedation. Doctors and staff may fail to consult the patient’s chart and administer medications that cause adverse reactions in a patient.
- Surgical Errors—Surgical errors include incorrect incisions, leaving medical tools or devices in the patient’s body, puncture of an organ, unnecessary surgery and delayed surgery. Surgical errors occur more often during gastric bypass surgery, cardiothoracic procedures, laparoscopic procedures, plastic/cosmetic surgery and obstetric procedures.
- Birth/Delivery Errors—Newborns can suffer trauma and immediate, irreversible injuries during child birth if doctors or nurses react too slowly to a medical emergency. Injuries include cerebral palsy, seizures, bone fractures, brain damage, brachial plexus palsy, spinal cord injury and epilepsy.
If you or a family member has been harmed by hospital negligence, you may feel too angry and upset to think clearly about the situation. It will help to have an experienced medical malpractice attorney evaluate your case, and we do that without charge.
The Brooklyn, New York lawyers of Schwartzapfel, Truhowsky Marcus P.C. have a combined 150 years of legal experience. We have assisted a number of clients with medical malpractice cases, and we can help you too. Contact us at 1.800.966.6999 or fill out our online contact form today. We will fight for you!
