Patients have rights when they're in the care of a health care professional, which means they can file a lawsuit if they believe they were mistreated or their health was neglected. Approximately 4,000 OB/GYNs are sued every year in Ohio and the rest of the United...
Residents of Ohio go to a hospital to get better, not incur more illnesses. Unfortunately, this routinely occurs in the course of providing health care. Hospital-acquired infections, or HAIs, happen more frequently with certain at-risk factors, one of which is the...
While many people use the term "negligence" loosely, it is a concept that has to be proven beyond reasonable doubt before a patient can hold a doctor or a hospital responsible for any damage that they suffered. A person can be found negligent when it is deemed that...
People place their trust and their health in the hands of medical professionals. While most workers in the health care arena in Ohio are doing their best, unfortunately, some are providing less than optimal care. Attorney Stephen Crandall has a unique perspective on...
If you go in for surgery with an Ohio specialist, you expect to receive competent, respectful care that provides a long-term solution for your pain or illness. Unfortunately, not all surgeons live up to the standards of the profession, and the results for patients can...
The Ohio Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have sent personnel to a Clermont County hospital to trace the source of a recent outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. Two patients at the Mount Carmel medical facility have already been...
The president of the national union of nurses had some harsh words for the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, calling the hospital system "so stupid and tone-deaf "for the way it has dealt with nurses and their concerns about patient safety. National union...
When Ohio residents visit a hospital or doctor, they are relying on a professional's judgment. While prescription medication can be an important part of restoring health and treating illness, medication errors can also be a common cause of patient injuries. Because...
Lawyers representing the families of people who died after a doctor allegedly prescribed excessive amounts of painkillers plan to focus on wrongful death claims. Over two dozen lawsuits have emerged since Mount Carmel Health System informed survivors that errors or...
Demand for nurses is going up in Ohio and other parts of the country. At the same time, there is a lot of turnover in this field, with a fair number of licensed nurses opting not to work in nursing. This raises the possibility of significant nursing shortages. There...
