Hospital Negligence

Patients in hospitals are quite vulnerable. They're often tethered to machines that simulate life for them. They may be alone and trying to make sense of the events that led to their hospitalization. Often, there are language and cultural barriers to navigate as well....

This month, the Massachusetts attorney general announced fines and settlements with seven different nursing home facilities in the state. This is the final resolution to the allegations of "systemic failures" that injured multiple residents and cost at least five...

Hospital patients are vulnerable to negligence because their debilitated states make them less able to discern whether there is a problem with their treatment. It's estimated that annually up to 440,000 hospital patients succumb to hospital-acquired infections (HAIs)...

In 2016, a woman suffering a severe asthma attack collapsed only feet away from a locked door leading to a Massachusetts emergency room. She later died of what would normally be an easily treatable condition. This week, the woman's widow received an in-person apology...

Earlier this year, a Boston woman's long life ended in a manner that completely contradicted her clearly stated intentions. The octogenarian was a victim of a medical kidnapping. A disgruntled family member who was not involved in the decisions affecting the woman's...

Whether it is for religious beliefs or another reason, some people do not want certain types of emergency medical treatment. Examples of unwanted treatments might include blood transfusions, surgery, experimental techniques and drug treatments, to name a few....

Mistakes on the part of any hospital employee can pose significant injury risks to you or a hospitalized family member. Most of us expect these medical professionals to provide competent, if not extraordinary, medical care to each person in need. Most of the time,...

Imagine entering a hospital in Boston for a minor outpatient surgical procedure. After the surgery, you go home and resume your life only to wake up several days later with symptoms such as severe pain, fever and/or swelling. Alarmed, you contact your doctor to...

Medical records are the heart and soul of a claim for medical malpractice because inaccurate or incomplete medical records are a serious danger for patients. While modern medicine invests heavily in technology, hospital charting errors still happen because electronic...

One of the biggest problems people face when they go to the emergency room is that they have to wait too long. It may be an emergency to you, but that doesn't mean you get care right away. The Government Accountability Office found that people who were supposed to be...