Medical Malpractice
Health care professionals, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists and hospital staff must abide by a standard of care in treating patients. Sometimes doctors and hospitals are reckless or negligent or just make mistakes. Traumatic injuries and death can result. Compton, Prewett, Thomas & Hickey, LLP, helps hold medical professionals responsible for their negligence.
Improper conduct can include:
- Misdiagnosing diseases
- Failure to diagnose
- Prescribing the wrong or conflicting medication
- Delaying or failing to provide treatment
- Surgical errors
- Anesthesia mistakes
- Child delivery mistakes
