Jacksonville Hospital Malpractice Lawyers
A hospital is a specially controlled medical environment, but that does not mean that medical mistakes do not happen there. Many hospitals internally track their own rates of medical error, which covers a wide range of incidents, from errors in providing medication to surgical error to preventable accidents related to sanitation or the patient environment. National oversight groups also watch America's hospitals, assessing how well they do in avoiding medical mistakes and keeping patients safe.
The national Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations or (JCAHO) is an organization that provides a lot of observation on the state of hospitals across the country. Reports from JCAHO show a continuing determination to deal with all kinds of hospital medical error by instituting programs or standards that educate hospital workers, minimize confusion in a hospital environment, or otherwise empower correct care by all levels of hospital staff. JCAHO works with groups like the (WHO) or World Health Organization to provide these kinds of services internationally.
When mistakes do occur in a hospital, they often result in medical malpractice cases. Medical malpractice in a hospital may relate to a wide variety of events and incidents. Hospital malpractice in Jacksonville is not always caused by surgical error or action by a doctor. It can include errors in handling, labeling or evaluating specimens by laboratory staff. It may involve other mistakes by third parties, like effective medical software or a contractor without policies that comply with the hospital's standard of care.
A report by the national Institute of Medicine shows what some claim is an epidemic of fatalities related to medical malpractice, where it is estimated that nearly 100,000 people die annually because of mistakes made in hospitals or other care facilities. The numbers show that hospital medical malpractice and other medical error cases are a significant cause of personal injury and fatality in America.
The state of Florida has its share of hospital medical malpractice cases, and the Florida hospital malpractice lawyers at Farah and Farah have experience and knowledge proving that medical errors can lead to injury or fatality. Contact Farah and Farah today to speak with our medical malpractice attorneys. Our lawyers in Jacksonville, Florida are not afraid to spend money on a case we believe in. We have the resources to take on the heavy-hitters in the medical industry.