Medical Malpractice

When you and your family visit the doctor or go to the hospital for emergency treatment, you have a right to expect that the medical professionals treating you will be well trained and take the appropriate steps to provide you with care. Unfortunately, as the health care industry becomes strained with more patients and fewer doctors and nurses, negligent actions are more likely to cause serious personal injury, illness, or death.

Medical malpractice and negligence are responsible for a number of injuries, including:

• - Birth injury, such as cerebral palsy or brachial plexus palsy
• - Surgical mistakes, such as amputating the wrong limb or administering anesthesia incorrectly
• - Hospital negligence, such as an inaccurate note on a medical chart that results in improper drug administration
• - Misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose diseases such as cancer

Not all injuries sustained in a hospital setting are the direct result of medical malpractice; however, mistakes occur far more often in the United States than they should. If you or a family member has been harmed by a doctor's or hospital's mistake, you could recover your financial losses and be compensated for your emotional suffering. Contact the Atlanta attorneys of Billips & Benjamin, LLP today for your free initial consultation.