Hospital must pay $178 million for delayed diagnosis
When people are left with debilitating injuries in New York City and beyond due to errors made by physicians and other hospital staff, those professionals should be held accountable. One man who suffered injuries because of a delayed diagnosis just now received the justice he was looking for after a doctor’s errors put him in a wheelchair, unable to see or speak.
Commuter bus accident leaves four people injured
People assume they will make it to work safely, especially if they are riding a bus. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case last week when a commuter bus bound for New York City collided with a truck. Police are continuing to investigate the cause of the bus accident that sent four people to the hospital with […]
Electronic medical records could help prevent errors
People assume that physicians are aware of the most state-of-the-art technologies, but some physicians appear to be ignoring one technology that could help prevent fatalities.
Longtime newsman dies in New York City car accident
posted in Car Accidents on Tuesday, January 17, 2012. A man who spent years reporting the news is now a part of the headlines. Longtime newsman Richard Threlkeld died earlier this month when his car crashed into a propane tanker. The car accident happened on Long Island. The 74-year-old man was taken to Southampton Hospital […]
Doctor’s failure to diagnose may have contributed to man’s death
When physicians fail to properly diagnose a patient, injury or even death can occur. That may have been the case for one man who died suddenly from a heart attack one year ago at the age of 50.
Repairman held responsible in one New York City elevator accident
Monday, January 9, 2012. Officials in Brooklyn recently announced that an elevator repairman will now face criminal charges after a woman became trapped in an elevator last Christmas while visiting a patient at a New York City hospital. According to the news source, the elevator accident happened after the repairman disabled a safety switch. The […]
Few hospital errors are ever reported
Some 130,000 Medicare recipients were harmed in just one month due to errors made by hospital staff, according to a recent report.
Woman receives jail sentence for fatal New York City car accident
More than a year ago, a 27-year-old man was killed while riding his motorcycle in New York City. Now, the woman who struck and killed him has been sentenced. The accident happened along the West Side Highway. According to reports, the woman left the scene of the fatal car crash, but turned herself into police […]
Are electronic devices causing doctor errors?
Distracted driving causes many fatalities every year, but a new survey suggests that distracted doctors may also be putting their patient’s lives at risk.
Communication may be blamed for an increase in malpractice claims
Researchers at one New York institution have found that more physicians are facing medical malpractice lawsuits because of diagnostic factors.