Medical Negligence Blog

Despite the best efforts of healthcare organizations and the people who work for them, medical errors are far more common than anyone would like. Studies show that 10% to 12% of patients experience harm in some form while they are in the hospital. That’s the estimation of Patient Safety Network,…

CHICAGO (September 25, 2020) –  The COVID-19 pandemic has created a myriad of medical problems beyond Coronavirus. Doctors and non-profit leaders alike are concerned about cancer screenings and patient funding amid the health crisis. Several models that have been published from the National Cancer Institute suggest that from breast cancer and…

NEW YORK (July 13, 2020) – Sha-Asia Washington, 26, died during childbirth on July 2 at Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn. Sha-Asia went to Woodhull Medical Center for a routine stress test on July 2. She was a few days past her due date, and the hospital decided to keep her…

When you go to the hospital or a doctor’s office with a concern, you trust that your healthcare provider will do everything possible to help you find out what’s wrong. Unfortunately, misdiagnoses are more common than many people realize. A recent study from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine…

CHICAGO (November 26, 2019) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard attorneys Matthew L. Williams, John A. Mennie, and Heidi L. Wickstrom recently obtained a $10 million medical malpractice settlement on behalf of a child who was injured during a surgery at an Illinois hospital. These funds will help the boy begin…

There are many ways doctors and other health care professionals can act negligently. However, a new study by Johns Hopkins Medicine has found that misdiagnosis is the most common, the most costly, and produces the most catastrophic results. The study also showed that misdiagnoses made during vascular events, infections, and…

A former U.S. Marine sniper-turned-Special Forces soldier with almost 17 years of military service recently delivered an emotional opening statement to House lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Newsweek reported. Lawmakers heard testimony about allegations of malpractice by Defense Department medical professionals as Congress considers possibly overturning the Feres Doctrine, the legal…

Five hospitals in Chicago have earned a D grade in a new safety report from The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit watchdog organization. An analysis from Leapfrog explained that patients at D grade facilities face a 92 percent greater risk of avoidable death. The five Chicago hospitals that were graded D…

Unfortunately, diagnostic error, or the failure to establish an accurate explanation of a patient’s health problem, is all too common in the United States. In fact, diagnostic errors made up the largest share of medical malpractice claims and caused the most serious harm to patients, according to a study by…

MILWAUKEE (December 3, 2018) – The surrender of a medical license is often done in the face of overwhelming evidence of unprofessional conduct, such as repeated surgical mishaps. But a recent report by the USA Today Network revealed a license surrender often comes with no restrictions in practicing medicine in…