https://painterfirm.com/section/surgical-errors/Recent content in surgical errors on Painter Law Firm Medical Malpractice AttorneysHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usWed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://painterfirm.com/medmal/wrong-site-surgeries-and-medical-malpractice/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://painterfirm.com/medmal/wrong-site-surgeries-and-medical-malpractice/As a former hospital administrator, I know that hospitals must have policies and procedures in place to ensure that the correct surgeries are done on the correct body part of the correct patient. Despite accrediting and legal requirements, though, these basic mistakes still occur. There’s a current story in the news about a shocking mistake so bad that it resulted in criminal charges. In August 2024, 70-year-old William Bryan felt sudden left-sided abdominal pain and went to the emergency room at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital, in Miramar Beach, Florida.https://painterfirm.com/medmal/tonsillectomies-and-medical-malpractice/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://painterfirm.com/medmal/tonsillectomies-and-medical-malpractice/David was elementary school boy who had problems with respiratory colds, snoring, and getting enough sleep. His pediatrician referred him to an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist who diagnosed him with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and recommended taking his tonsils out. These days, tonsillectomy surgery isn’t as common as it was in the 60s and 70s. Over 1 million tonsillectomy surgeries were performed annually in the 1970s in the United States.