Memphis Hospital Malpractice Attorneys
When we go to the hospital, we expect the doctors and nurses to treat us for our injuries or illnesses. If we get any worse while we are there, it should be because of our medical issues, not because of our medical providers' actions or inactions. Unfortunately, long hours, negligent training, poor patient supervision and other forms of malpractice mean that errors continue to occur, causing serious injury to patients.
If you or a loved one was injured in a hospital in west Tennessee or north Mississippi, Wood and Carlton has the resources and experience to help you bring a medical malpractice claim. Contact us at our law offices in Memphis, Corinth or Pontotoc.
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Hospitals advertise that they are helping, caring hands that save lives. Yet, many things can go wrong — in the emergency room, operation room, recovery room and even in the hallway. Our law firm handles medical malpractice cases involving:
- Pressure sores and nerve injuries
- Delays in treatment
- Failure to monitor
- Slip-and-falls on poorly maintained surfaces
- Surgical delays, post-operative errors and other surgical mistakes
- Emergency room errors
- Birth injuries
- Misdiagnosis and failure to diagnose
- Medication errors
- Wrongful death
Is a Hospital Liable for Your Medical Malpractice Injuries?
Our Memphis hospital malpractice lawyers will thoroughly investigate your case to determine who caused your injuries. In most cases, a number of health professionals share the fault.
To determine whether a hospital can be held accountable for your injuries or your loved one's death, we must be able to show what caused your injury — and who. Nurses, technicians and medical staff are typically hospital employees, but doctors are usually independent contractors. Thus, while hospitals can be held liable for a nurse's errors, they cannot be held liable for the negligence of most doctors.
Contact Our Tennessee Medical Malpractice Attorneys
For more information about your hospital malpractice claim, contact our Tennessee medical malpractice lawyers at Wood and Carlton for a free consultation. Since all of our medical negligence cases are handled on a contingency fee basis, you will not have to pay attorney fees unless you recover monetary damages.
Please also visit our medical malpractice information center.