When Hospitals Become Deadly

The emotional toil the death of a loved one takes on the family can be drastic. The loss is compounded when it was the result of the negligence of another. Retain services of an experienced attorney that is knowledgeable in wrongful death claims in of vital importance.

The statue concerning wrongful death are specific about which individuals have the right to file claims, the damages that can be recovered and a critically important timeline. It is overwhelming to lose a loved one as a result of negligence but you must contact an attorney as soon as possible in order to meet deadlines, handle things appropriately, and are compensated or able to recover damages. Depending on the variety of situations that may have caused the death, there are many procedures to follow and much research to be done.

Are you aware of the increased rate of death on weekends compared to weekdays for individuals admitted to the hospital?

We often believe that hospitals and emergency care facilities are proper staffed and experienced to handle any situation. Recent studies show that belief may be a false case scenario. Traumas common or uncommon to emergency rooms whether weekends or weekdays are not the cause. The increase in weekend deaths admitted to the hospital is primarily due to hospital error and insufficient staffing and handling of chronic and long term medical conditions. This increase rate would easily be corrected with proper hospital manage of personal, nurses and doctors.

Emergency personal generally have a step by step procedures to follow in handling trauma situations. These specific steps prevent many emergency deaths from occurring. The rate of trauma patient’s life to death ratio does not vary between weekdays and weekends. Patients that are seen and/or admitted in hospitals over the weekends with chronic problems such as heart problems, blood clots, female issues, nervous systems and respiratory issues were more likely to die on the weekends. This is highly likely the fault of the hospitals failure to proper staff, run appropriate tests and failure to meet the more common needs of patients on weekend without attempting to postpone proper care until the weekdays.

Losing a loved one is always traumatic and difficult. If you feel you have wrongly or you loved one hasn’t received appropriate care resulting in a tragedy or loss, seek legal counsel immediately. If you feel the loss of your loved one could have been prevented, let us assist you.

Let the attorneys at Hubbard & Kurtz, L.L.P provide quality, effective legal representation. We have the trial experience to present your case to a judge and jury.

Contact us today to schedule an appointment by calling (816) 472-HOPE(4673) or toll free at (877) 535-1163.Some of our clients find it difficult to make the trip to our law firm. We make house calls and other special arrangements to make sure every client has access to high quality, professional legal service. From our offices in Kansas City, we help clients from throughout the region, including St. Joseph, Independence, Lees Summit, Columbia, Warrensburg, Overland Park, Olathe, Atchison, Lawrence, Topeka, and many more Kansas and Missouri communities.

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