Medical Injury Attorneys In Abilene
Hospital Mistakes Attorneys
Hospital Mistakes Attorneys in Abilene. When you are admitted to a hospital you trust your doctor and the hospital with your life. You put your wellbeing in the hands of a myriad of health care providers. You believe that they will always act in your best interest and will not harm you. Sadly and all too often, that trust is violated. Hospitals can and do make mistakes. Mistakes run the gamut from infection to drug errors and from illness to death.
Nosocomial infections are defined as a "hospital acquired infection". Statistically, it has been shown that a patient in ICU has roughly a 30% chance of acquiring an infection that was not evident on admission. Infections such as this can be caused by the hospital personnel through improper hand washing technique, incorrectly sterilized equipment, poor isolation technique and more.
It is a fact that hospitals battle drug errors. Sometimes a medication is administered incorrectly or is given to the wrong patient. It may have even been prescribed incorrectly. The Hospital Staff is required to keep a record of medication errors but all too often the errors go unreported. Medication errors are common enough for hospitals to have a "Medication Error" committee that meets once a month with the goal of this committee being to reduce the number of medication errors each month. After years of such committee meetings, medication errors still continue at hospitals across our nation.
While hospital mistakes are many, common and can be deadly, they are often hidden under a code of silence. Staff may be advised to not discuss such matters within earshot of patients and their families. It is incumbent on the patient and family to be proactive and watchful. Still mistakes go undetected, making it very difficult to know and understand what happened. You need an attorney to investigate your claim, explain your rights and get you help.
The hospital mistakes attorneys at the Galbreath Law Firm have the experience and resources to help you. They can get you access to your medical record. Under the law, you are entitled to this record but more often than not hospitals will delay or even refuse to provide you with complete documentation. The hospital mistakes attorneys at Galbreath Law Firm will see to it that your rights are protected.
Doctor's Mistakes Attorneys
Doctors make mistakes. In fact, doctors make so many errors that there is a term to describe effects of their errors. Iatrogenic disease is defined by "The Doctor's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers" as a disease or adverse condition "resulting from the activity of physicians".
Iatrogenic disease is the 3rd most fatal disease in the US, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. Doctors today are busier than ever, some spending only minutes with each patient. A doctor pressed for time makes more mistakes. Doctors in every area of practice from family practice to surgery make mistakes. When a doctor makes a mistake, it can be serious, even times fatal. To worsen the situation, the doctor is always in possession of your medical record. The patient rarely, if ever, sees what has been written about them, complicating any investigation of the facts both before and after you have filed a claim.
Galbreath Law Firm know the complexities of the legal process involved in getting you the compensation you deserve. They have the experience behind them to get to the bottom of what has happened. They can help to protect your rights and get you any and all compensation that you are entitled to. 
You trusted your doctor with your life. If you believe that you have suffered because of a doctor's mistake, call the Galbreath Law Firm today!
If you suspect a medical injury has occured because of a hospital mistake or doctor's mistake and damaged you or a loved one, you need to get immediate help. You need the Galbreath Law Firm is located @ 4542 Loop 322, Suite 102, Abilene, Texas 79602. Initial consultations are free. Give our offices a call at 325-437-7000
