{"id":51,"date":"2017-02-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/dealing-with-hospital-and-medical-malpractice\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:28:14","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T16:28:14","slug":"dealing-with-hospital-and-medical-malpractice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/dealing-with-hospital-and-medical-malpractice\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing with hospital and medical malpractice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone responsible for your health care can be slapped with a <a href=\"http:\/\/injury.findlaw.com\/medical-malpractice\/medical-malpractice-who-can-be-sued-.html\" target=\"_blank\">medical malpractice and negligence<\/a> suit. But it is\u00a0important\u00a0to understand that proving fault in these cases is the most crucial aspect. Although doctors generally face malpractice cases, hospitals and pharmaceutical firms might also face this challenge. Going through medical treatment is difficult in itself, without the added worry of medical malpractice. If you feel that you did not receive the medical attention required, you have the right to sue the facility.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you feel the hospital neglected your medical needs, it can be held liable for any injuries caused. Although the medical staff is part of the hospital and can be sued individually, suing the hospital means that there was some sort of corporate negligence involved. For example, if an incompetent health care professional causes further harm to the patient, the hospital can be held responsible for hiring the incompetent professional.<\/p>\n<p>Large pharmaceutical companies may also be the target of your malpractice lawsuit if their drug caused injuries or death. But it is essential to know that you may only sue the company if they did not warn users about possible side effects. The pharmaceutical company is liable to the doctor, who is a learned intermediary between them and the patient. But if the drug is prescribed under correct circumstances and leads to injuries, you may sue the pharmaceutical company.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/dealing-with-hospital-and-medical-malpractice\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Dealing with hospital and medical malpractice\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone responsible for your health care can be slapped with a medical malpractice and negligence suit. But it is\u00a0important\u00a0to understand that proving fault in these cases is the most crucial aspect. Although doctors generally face malpractice cases, hospitals and pharmaceutical firms might also face this challenge. Going through medical treatment is difficult in itself, without [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7],"class_list":["post-51","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-medical-malpractice","tag-medical-malpractice"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dealing with hospital and medical malpractice &#8212; Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog &#8212; February 13, 2017<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dealing with hospital and medical malpractice - Medical Malpractice - DeFrancisco &amp; Falgiatano Law Firm\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/dealing-with-hospital-and-medical-malpractice\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Dealing with hospital and medical malpractice &#8212; 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