Preventing Emergency Room Errors in Arizona Hospitals
Many Americans remember the California woman who wrongfully died in an emergency room because doctors failed to treat her serious condition after hours of waiting. Her family, frantically seeking help, called 911 from the emergency room, but were told that she could not be taken to another facility because she was already at the hospital.
Sadly, thousands of American's each year experience serious medical errors in emergency room treatment.
- Failure to diagnose serious problems in triage
- Resusing service
- Misdiagnosis of an injury or illness
- Prescription medication errors
- Failure to treat patients in a timely manner
- Omissions or negligent behavior in treatment
- Overcrowding
Emergency rooms often fall short because they are not adequately staffed. There are not enough doctors and nurses to treat all the patients properly. The staff members that are present in the emergency room are often over-stressed and over-worked. After long hours on the job without rest, they make mistakes with their patients' health. On top of this, emergency rooms are often ill-equipped for the serious matters they handle. And cleanliness is commonly an issue.
But patients deserve better. Under the patient's bill of rights, patients have the right to receive competent — and timely — emergency room treatment. Even in some of the hospitals with the worst reputations for emergency room errors: Havasu Regional, Yavapai Regional, Chandler Regional, Catholic Healthcare West hospitals, like St. Josephs, and Banner Hospitals.
Our Phoenix law firm is dedicated to helping patients fight emergency room errors and other malpractice problems. We use 25 years of experience for courtroom success, including tens of millions of dollars in jury verdicts and settlements.
Help Our Attorneys Fight Emergency Room Errors
If you have more questions about the patient's bill of rights or have been wrongfully treated in an emergency room, please contact the lawyers at Harris Powers & Cunningham by calling 602.271.9344. Located in Phoenix, we are recognized as one of the premier medical malpractice law firms in Arizona. We offer free initial consultations.
