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Medical
Malpractice
In
many respects medical care is better today than it has ever been.
Most of today's physicians have received highly specialized
training. Advances in medical technology have given us sophisticated
diagnostic and testing equipment such as MRI machines and modern
surgical techniques like laparoscopy. Despite all of the advances
in medicine in recent years, health care in the United States is
not a safe as it should be. A recent study by the
Institute
of Medicine found that in one
year, as many as 98,000 people
died in hospitals as a result of medical errors and mistakes. More
people died in hospitals from medical errors than were killed
in automobile accidents on our nation's highways.
Medical errors
or mistakes are a special kind of negligence known as medical
malpractice. In order to recover compensation in a medical malpractice
case against a doctor or hospital, you must be able to prove that
the medical care that you received was below the standard of
care. The standard of care is the acceptable level of medical
care generally provided by other doctors in the same locality. Medical
malpractice ordinarily must be proved by qualified and knowledgeable
medical experts who testify regarding the standard of care. These
experts are usually other doctors or medical providers with training
and experience similar to that of the doctor who committed the malpractice. |
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The
lawyers at Hawkins, Bingham & Miller will review your medical
records and consult with medical experts to determine whether or not
you have a meritorious medical malpractice case against a doctor or
hospital. Once it is determined that you have a meritorious case,
we retain experts to give opinions on your behalf and to testify in
court, if necessary.
| If you believe that you or a member of your family has been a victim of medical malpractice you may want to contact
us to discuss your rights. There is no charge for a consultation,
and we do not charge an attorneys' fee unless we are successful in
your case and you recover compensation. |
Contact
Us:
Hawkins, Bingham, & Miller
1397 E. Center St.,
Kingsport, TN 37664
423.246.9100
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