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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Medical malpractice
Hospital, physician, and nursing medication error malpractice
Some healthcare providers routinely do a poor job of medication reconciliation, putting patients at risk
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
Absent surgeon testifies that hospital records are missing, incorrect
For two critical days during a hospitalization, a defendant-surgeon was nowhere to be found
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
Study: Birthing center labor and delivery is twice as risky for a baby's life than delivery in a hospital
Birthing centers are typically less equipped to handle emergencies than hospitals, and are staffed with less-trained midwives rather than physicians
What type of money or damages can you recover in a Texas medical malpractice case?
Texas tort reform caps do not apply to all types of damages and jury awards in medical negligence cases
Don't be a victim twice: Risks of delay in hiring an experienced Texas medical malpractice attorney
New Houston Court of Appeals opinion highlights a risk of waiting too long to hire a medical malpractice lawyer
Dialysis treatment, risks, and medical malpractice
According to the current U.S. Renal Data System Annual Data Report, 468,000 people in America are dialysis patients being treated for kidney failure. The …
New guideline will improve newborn safety at hospitals
There have been cases where the wrong baby was taken to the operating room for surgery, or sent home with another baby's mother