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What Is Negligent Care?
Medical negligence occurs when a doctor or a caregiver fails to provide the level of support that a reasonably prudent person would in similar circumstances. In other words, the caregiver fell below the accepted standard of care.
A healthcare professional who provides negligent care may have committed malpractice. When a patient is injured by these actions, the patient may be eligible to file a medical malpractice claim. Negligence can manifest in a wide range of actions.
Failure to Diagnose or Misdiagnosis
Failing to accurately and timely diagnose a medical condition — or making an incorrect diagnosis — can lead to delayed treatment and worsening of the condition.
Medication Errors
Giving the wrong medication, administering the wrong dosage, failing to recognize drug interactions, or not considering a patient's allergies can have serious consequences.
Surgical Errors
Operating on the wrong body part, leaving surgical instruments inside the body, performing unnecessary surgery, or causing nerve damage or other complications during surgery are all potential examples of surgical negligence.
Improper Treatment
Providing inadequate treatment, failing to follow established medical protocols, or using outdated or inappropriate medical techniques can lead to further harm.
Failure to Monitor a Patient's Condition
Neglecting to regularly check vital signs, failing to respond to changes in a patient's status, or ignoring warning signs of complications can have life-threatening consequences.
Unsanitary Conditions
An unsanitary environment can expose patients to infections and other health risks. Maintaining a clean facility is particularly critical in healthcare settings like hospitals and nursing homes.
Abuse
Abuse can involve physical harm, emotional manipulation, verbal attacks, or the financial exploitation of vulnerable individuals. When a facility fails to address or prevent abuse by healthcare providers or caregivers, it could face a negligent care lawsuit.
Types of Negligent Care Cases We Handle
Our Pensacola negligent care attorneys represent clients who have been harmed in a variety of settings and due to various forms of negligence.
Nursing Home Neglect
We fight for the rights of nursing home residents who have been neglected, abused, or mistreated, addressing issues such as bedsores, malnutrition, dehydration, falls, medication errors, and infections.
Hospital Negligence
We hold hospitals accountable for preventable errors made by doctors, nurses, technicians, and other medical staff. These include surgical errors, medication mistakes, misdiagnoses, and childbirth injuries.
Medical Malpractice
We handle cases involving negligence by physicians, surgeons, dentists, psychiatrists, and other healthcare providers in a wide range of settings, from private clinics to large hospitals.
Assisted Living Facility Negligence
We represent residents of assisted living facilities who have suffered due to negligence or abuse. This can involve medication errors, inadequate supervision, failure to prevent falls, and failure to provide necessary assistance with hygiene and daily living.
Home Healthcare Negligence
We pursue claims against home healthcare agencies and their employees for negligent care provided in the patient's home. In this setting, negligence can involve medication errors, inadequate wound care, failure to monitor vital signs, and failure to take care of a patient’s personal hygiene and daily living needs.
Proof We Can Handle Your Case: Our Case Results
A Jefferson County jury has awarded $5 million in punitive damages to a Florida woman for the wrongful death of her husband, and against two Birmingham physicians and the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation.
LIBERTY, Mo. — a Clay County Circuit Court jury was about to award $26.2 million to the plaintiffs in a Rezulin trial when the parties settled for an undisclosed amount Dec. 27 (Shirley Griggs, et al. v. Warner-Lambert Company, No. CV100 3957 CC, Mo. Cir., Clay Co.; See December 2001, Page 6).
