Parkway Hospital Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Located in Forest Hills, Parkway provided essential medical services to thousands of people for 45 years. Losing the hospital has definitely impacted the community. Unfortunately, you might have suffered medical malpractice from the hospital before it shuttered, so you should contact Michael Gunzburg, P.C. to discuss what happened. At our firm, we listen to clients detail their medical troubles and why they think a doctor’s mistake has ended up hurting them. Then we get to work deciding whether to bring a claim for compensation. Call us to speak with a Parkway Hospital medical malpractice lawyer at our firm in a free consultation.
What is a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit?
Medical malpractice is a form of professional negligence. A healthcare professional commits malpractice when their treatment departs from the widely accepted standard of care in the medical community. An injured patient can bring a malpractice claim for an error or omission against a doctor, surgeon, nurse, radiologist, psychiatrist, or even the hospital.
If you prove your case, you can receive financial compensation from the defendant for various damages directly caused by the error or omission:
- Lost income if you are too sick to return to work
- Additional or corrective medical care to help you get well
- Bodily pain and mental injury
- Loss of consortium
The patient has the burden of providing malpractice. Our law firm employs a network of medical experts who can go over the treatment you received, analyzing whether your team followed the correct standard of care. These experts can then offer an opinion about whether the defendant’s care was sufficient.
Steps to Take to Protect Your Rights
You might not know if your doctor followed the accepted standard of care. That’s perfectly normal. Most of us aren’t doctors. We go to hospitals expecting to be treated by those with the right knowledge.
We recommend you take the following steps before talking with an attorney:
- Write down the name of every doctor and hospital that treated you. Also write down the dates.
- Save any prescriptions a doctor wrote for you. You can even bring in the orange bottles.
- Document how you are feeling. For example, you might have intense pain in your chest. Write down the days and times when you feel pain.
- If you have medical records, gather them and store them in a folder.
- Collect all medical bills and receipts for prescriptions. These will show how much your medical care cost
With this information, you can begin looking for an experienced medical malpractice attorney to assist you. Look for someone with ample experience in this field. Malpractice cases are quite different from other run-of-the-mill personal injury matters, and you’ll want a lawyer who appreciates the differences.
Contact a Parkway Hospital Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Our firm is ready to help in any way we can. Malpractice cases have many wrinkles, but we are well-versed in this area of law. Call us to speak with a Parkway Hospital medical malpractice lawyer about your treatment and get answers to your most urgent questions.
