Legal Help When Hospital Errors Lead to Injury and Death
When patients enter a hospital for medical treatment, they believe that proper steps will be taken to resolve their medical problem. They hope for healing. They don't expect the care they receive will cause them further injury — or premature death. Yet every year in hospitals across Texas, dozens of patients are harmed due to the negligence of a doctor, nurse, pharmacist or hospital.
At the Houston law office of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend, we represent individuals who have suffered injury and families that have lost loved ones to wrongful death due to hospital errors or nursing home negligence.
For a free consultation to discuss your injury with a Texas medical malpractice attorney, call 713-222-7211 (toll free 800-870-9584) or contact our office online.
Is It Hospital Error or Just Bad Health?
For many people, it is hard to know if a negligent hospital error was the cause of their injury or if their existing health problem was the issue. No one wants to believe their doctor was negligent and few people have the in-depth understanding of medical care needed to identify medical malpractice.
Since 1951, our experienced medical malpractice lawyers and on-staff medical team have achieved significant financial settlements and verdicts for people who were injured due to hospital errors such as:
- Medication errors, which can occur when patients receive the wrong drug, an improper dosage of a drug, tainted or dangerous drugs, or drugs they should never have received because of drug interactions or an allergic reaction to the drug.
- Surgical errors, which can occur when the wrong patient file is reviewed, when the wrong part of the body is operated on and when foreign objects such as sponges and surgical tools are left in the body.
- Misdiagnosis or a failure to diagnose, which can occur when there is a failure to order tests, a failure to review test data in a timely manner or a failure to refer to a specialist when necessary.
Contact Houston, Texas, Medical Malpractice Lawyers
You may not be sure if your injury was caused by negligence, but if you even suspect that you were injured due to medical malpractice, talk to an attorney. Sometimes it is important just to have answers and to finally know the truth. And if your injuries were the result of hospital error, it is also important to get justice and compensation for your injuries and losses.
If you think that you or a loved one may have been the victim of a hospital error or medical malpractice, arrange a free consultation with the attorneys at Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend.
Our attorneys and in-office medical staff will listen to you and advise on steps you can take. We can review your medical records and if we believe you have a case, we can access medical experts for further evaluation. Call 713-222-7211 (toll free 800-870-9584) or contact us online today. Most of our cases are handled on a contingency basis, which means that you will not owe us attorney's fees unless we make a recovery for you.
