2012

When people become seriously ill or they are seriously injured, they are trusting their health and in many cases their lives with the medical professionals who are overseeing their care.  In the vast majority of these situations, patients have a good experience and they are given the best care possible.  However, that doesn’t mean that mistakes are not made in a medical setting, and unfortunately these mistakes can have dire consequences on the patients who are in need of the proper levels of medical help.  As a result, many people are left wondering what they should do in response to what they feel is medical malpractice.

As we grow up, we are taught to respect and to trust the opinions and recommendations that are given to us by the medical professionals who treat our illnesses and our injuries.  As a result, we are not generally geared towards questioning what’s said, what’s diagnosed and what’s recommended when we encounter medical problems.  While this is usually good advice, as the vast majority of people who receive medical care have a positive experience, the fact of the matter is that doctors, nurses and medical center executives are human like everyone else, which means that they too will make mistakes from time to time.