Robert Painter

Robert Painter

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Robert Painter is an award-winning medical malpractice attorney at Painter Law Firm Medical Malpractice Attorneys in Houston, Texas. He is a former hospital administrator who represents patients and family members in medical negligence and wrongful death lawsuits all over Texas. Contact him for a free consultation and strategy session by calling 281-580-8800 or emailing him right now.

Dallas court of appeals rules in favor of patient/plaintiff on expert report
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Dallas court of appeals rules in favor of patient/plaintiff on expert report

Hiring a competent, experienced medical malpractice attorney can mean the difference between a lawsuit and a dismissal

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Robert Painter
Operating on the wrong patient or site: How does it happen?
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Operating on the wrong patient or site: How does it happen?

The Joint Commission has emphasized improving surgical errors as a 2018 National Patient Safety Goal

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Robert Painter
What you need to know about new medical schools in Conroe and Houston
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What you need to know about new medical schools in Conroe and Houston

Academic/teaching hospitals do not consistently supervise still in their training, which can put patients at risk

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Robert Painter
Hemorrhagic stroke symptoms, treatment and medical malpractice
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Hemorrhagic stroke symptoms, treatment and medical malpractice

87% of strokes are ischemic and 13% are hemorrhagic

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Robert Painter
The Health Care Liability Claim Pre-suit Notice and Authorization Trap
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The Health Care Liability Claim Pre-suit Notice and Authorization Trap

Published in the July/August 2018 edition of "The Houston Lawyer" magazine

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Robert Painter
Over 260 patients have died in surgical centers since 2013
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Over 260 patients have died in surgical centers since 2013

Many ambulatory surgery centers are not equipped to handle complications from planned outpatient procedures and call 911 when something bad happens

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Robert Painter
Hospital, physician, and nursing medication error malpractice
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Hospital, physician, and nursing medication error malpractice

Some healthcare providers routinely do a poor job of medication reconciliation, putting patients at risk

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Robert Painter
Houston's Park Plaza Hospital has been cited with two Medicare/Medicaid violations so far in 2018
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Houston's Park Plaza Hospital has been cited with two Medicare/Medicaid violations so far in 2018

Hospital violations for quality of care issues sometimes uncover medical malpractice

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Robert Painter
Absent surgeon testifies that hospital records are missing, incorrect
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Absent surgeon testifies that hospital records are missing, incorrect

For two critical days during a hospitalization, a defendant-surgeon was nowhere to be found

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Robert Painter
U.S. death rate for mothers during labor, delivery, and birthing is on the rise
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U.S. death rate for mothers during labor, delivery, and birthing is on the rise

Houston OB/GYN and maternal fetal medicine physician describes it as a failure at all levels

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Robert Painter