Video: Holiday seasons see an increase in dangerous hospital errors
If possible, do not have an elective surgery or hospitalization during the holiday season
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Medical malpractice
Patients beware: Physician care at rehabilitation facilities can be sparse
Some doctors believe seeing a patient once a month is enough
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
How to spot life-threatening infections and sepsis
Hospitals need to make sure that their doctors and nurses are trained to spot and treat infections and sepsis
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
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
Medical malpractice attorney Robert Painter's article on Chapter 74 and medical malpractice in Texas is published
The Houston Lawyer magazine's March/April 2012 features Attorney Robert Painter's article "Chapter 74: Mapping the Medical Malpractice Minefield"
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.
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
Nursing staff fails to act when hip fracture patient shows clear signs of a dangerous embolism