Medical malpractice cases are those in which a physician does not uphold the accepted standard of practice and causes harm to their patient.
When a patient goes to a medical facility seeking care, be it a hospital, clinic, or private office, it is the job of the physician at the facility to treat that patient. Malpractice occurs when a physician has not adhered to a standard of care and caused an injury to a patient.
The consequences of malpractice can be disastrous. Malpractice can lead an injury or illness to worsen, cause another injury or illness to arise, lead to permanent injuries, pain and suffering, and in some cases even death. In the case of Jocelyn E Kizzie, for example, she and her newborn son later died from an incorrectly administered epidural.
Physicians have a legal duty to provide and enforce a standard of care for their patients. When that duty is not met, due to negligence or omission, it is time to turn to the law.
Seeking a lawyer is the only way for instances of medical malpractice to be rectified as there must be proof that a doctor committed malpractice. This means obtaining medical records and seeking secondary or third medical opinions to confirm that an injury occurred. At MacArthur Moten P.C., we have decades of experience with medical malpractice cases. To learn more about the process of medical malpractice cases, read here (LINK).