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Hospitals

Access to health care through the emergency room

Access to health care through the emergency room

Robert Painter's article, as published in January/February 2013 issue of The Houston Lawyer magazine

Video:  Avoiding a brain injury during a hospitalization

Video: Avoiding a brain injury during a hospitalization

Some brain injuries are caused by poor hospital care - here is one way that you can lower your risk

Video: Brachial plexus injuries/Erb's Palsy from birth

Video: Brachial plexus injuries/Erb's Palsy from birth

Early diagnosis and treatment is important

Video: Holiday seasons see an increase in dangerous hospital errors

Video: Holiday seasons see an increase in dangerous hospital errors

If possible, do not have an elective surgery or hospitalization during the holiday season

Holidays are a good time to avoid hospitals

Holidays are a good time to avoid hospitals

Research shows that holidays, weekends, evenings and the whole month of July have a higher risk for medical errors

Three secrets about how hospitals and doctors hide their past mistakes from the public

Three secrets about how hospitals and doctors hide their past mistakes from the public

Texas law keeps hospital reviews of health care confidential and hidden from the public

Painter Law Firm negotiates $550,000 settlement for client in medical malpractice infection case

Painter Law Firm negotiates $550,000 settlement for client in medical malpractice infection case

The lawsuit alleged that a Houston-area hospital and nurse did not tell the doctor about clear signs of an infection, which caused the patient to be temporarily paralyzed

Painter Law Firm files suit for family against First Colony Health and Rehabilitation Center

Painter Law Firm files suit for family against First Colony Health and Rehabilitation Center

Our expert says that the nursing staff did not inform the doctor of patient's deterioration and doctor never saw the patient at all

Painter Law Firm files suit for family against Heartland Health Care Center at Willowbrook and Hunaid Dollar, M.D.

Painter Law Firm files suit for family against Heartland Health Care Center at Willowbrook and Hunaid Dollar, M.D.

Nurses and doctor do not act on signs of a serious systemic infection

Painter Law Firm files suit for family against Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital

Painter Law Firm files suit for family against Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital

Nursing staff fails to act when hip fracture patient shows clear signs of a dangerous embolism