Legal Help When Hospital Errors Lead to Injury and Death
Houston, Texas Medical Malpractice Lawyers
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 will be hurt because of the negligence of a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, or hospital.
contact us Abraham Watkins today to discuss your legal claims with an experienced personal injury lawyer. From offices in Houston, we represent injured people nationwide.
At the Houston law office of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend, we represent individuals and families who have suffered injury or lost a loved one to wrongful death due to hospital errors or nursing home negligence. 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: receiving the wrong drug, an improper dosage of a drug, tainted drugs, or drugs they should never have received because of drug interactions or an allergic reaction to the drug
- Surgical errors: Reviewing the wrong patient file and operating on the wrong body part, leaving a foreign object (sponge, surgical tool) in the body
- Misdiagnosis because of a failure to order tests, failure to review test data in a timely manner, and failure to refer to a specialist when that was appropriate to get a correct diagnosis
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.
Sometimes the hospital or its staff discover the problem and report it, as happened last year with the rash of hospital errors involving the drug heparin. Hospitals reported labeling problems to the pharmaceutical company, which made changes to the labels to avoid heparin overdose after several infants died in Texas. Hospitals can also implement drug confirmation procedures to minimize the potential for mistakes. This is the responsible decision to make to avoid hospital drug errors.
If no one comes forward to admit an error, the family who lost a loved one or the person who suffered injury may be left with nagging questions or concerns. They feel something happened but they just aren't sure. That's when it may help to talk with a lawyer.
Contact Us
If you think that you or your loved one may have been the victim of a hospital error or medical malpractice, arrange a no-cost initial consultation at Abraham Watkins. 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.
Sometimes it's important just to have answers, to finally know the truth. And if your injuries were the result of hospital error, it's also important to get justice and compensation for your injuries and losses.
For a free consultation with a sensitive personal injury attorney about hospital errors, contact us by calling 713-222-7211 or 1-800-870-9584. Most of our cases are handled on a contingency basis, which means that you will not owe us attorneys' fees unless we make a recovery for you.
