Hillcrest General Hospital Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Hillcrest General Hospital proudly served the Queens community beginning in 1962, before being sold to St. Joseph’s. Today, the building serves as an alcohol and drug treatment facility run by Cornerstone of Medical Arts Center Hospital. Hundreds of people continue to use the facility to receive treatment, and the building is still known by many as “Hillcrest Hospital.”
If you received treatment at this facility, you might have been the victim of medical malpractice. This is the failure to provide the right treatment to patients, which ends up hurting them.
Michael Gunzburg, P.C., is a leading New York-based law firm focused on helping people who are injured by medical neglect. Patients deserve the highest-level of treatment, and they might sue when they are injured. Call our firm to speak with a Hillcrest General Hospital medical malpractice lawyer.
Damages in a Medical Malpractice Case
Our clients are hurt by all sorts of medical mistakes, including diagnostic and treatment errors. Some receive improper or unnecessary medications, which cause health problems, while others are discharged too soon.
A medical malpractice case should seek financial compensation for:
- Additional medical care. Sick patients are made sicker when they receive inadequate treatment. They might require hospitalization, surgery, or psychiatric care. Others need rehabilitative services. This additional care might cost thousands of dollars, even for those who are insured. You should not have to pay for it.
- Income loss. Medical mistakes keep people from getting well. Accordingly, they end up missing even more work. A botched surgery, for example, could double a patient’s recovery time. You should request financial compensation for any wage or income loss.
- Pain and suffering. Medical errors prolong pain and agony. Sometimes, the errors cause fresh pain or distress. You should request financial compensation for your pain and suffering, including mental distress.
When a family member dies from mistreatment, surviving family members can seek financial compensation in a wrongful death claim. We know these cases inside and out. Family members can usually request compensation for lost income and lost services, as well as any suffering your loved one endured from the day of treatment until they passed.
Let us review your case. Many factors come into play with calculating possible compensation. The law also demands accounting for your own contributory negligence. For example, you might not have taken medication as prescribed, which contributes to your ongoing medical struggles. That type of negligence, chargeable to you, can reduce your compensation.
Call Our Hillcrest General Hospital Medical Malpractice Lawyer
New York requires that patients file a medical malpractice case promptly. The state’s statute of limitations is typically only 30 months (2.5 years). There’s a lot of legwork required with these cases, including consulting with a medical professional who can certify that the case has merit. This is a necessary step before we file a lawsuit.
Let us get to work serving you. Our Hillcrest General Hospital medical malpractice lawyers are available to meet at a convenient time to go over the treatment you received and why you think your provider made a mistake.
