{"id":191,"date":"2016-01-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/syracuse-va-has-relatively-low-medical-malpractice-claim-numbers\/"},"modified":"2017-08-31T18:32:21","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T22:32:21","slug":"syracuse-va-has-relatively-low-medical-malpractice-claim-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/syracuse-va-has-relatively-low-medical-malpractice-claim-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Syracuse VA has relatively low medical malpractice claim numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Up until 1946, veterans who felt they were victims of medical malpractice that occurred at a VA medical center were unable to sue. Thankfully Congress passed the Federal Tort Claims Act that year, which gave veterans the right to seek compensation from the federal government for the injuries they suffered at the hands of federal employees.<\/p>\n<p>Recent information released by The Project on Government Oversight takes a look at the medical malpractice claims filed against VA medical centers across the nation between 1989 and 2008. That information brought <a href=\"http:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/news\/index.ssf\/2011\/06\/syracuse_va_medical_centers_ma.html\" target=\"_blank\">some good news for the VA facility in Syracuse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The statistics show that during that period of time there have been 31 claims filed against the Syracuse VA. Of those claims, 10 involved patient deaths. In total, the VA paid out some $2 million in claims; $1.56 million in cases that went to court and nearly $500,000 for cases that were resolved administratively.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/syracuse-va-has-relatively-low-medical-malpractice-claim-numbers\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Syracuse VA has relatively low medical malpractice claim numbers\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Up until 1946, veterans who felt they were victims of medical malpractice that occurred at a VA medical center were unable to sue. 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