Medical Malpractice

Minnesota Medical Malpractice Lawyer & Attorney

Medical malpractice refers to mistakes made by doctors, nurses, hospital staff, pharmacists and other health care professionals.   Unfortunately, these medical mistakes cause injury and death to a staggering number of Americans every year.  The Institute of Medicine – part of the National Academy of Sciences – estimates 44,000 to 98,000 hospital patients in the U.S. die each year from medical mistakes. This far exceeds the number of people killed in traffic accidents per year (43,000), or those who die yearly from breast cancer (42,300) or AIDS (16,400).

In addition to death, medical mistakes can cause significant injury to a patient.  While it is difficult to determine the exact number of patients who have suffered injury due to a medical mistake, estimates are over 1 million.

Sometimes the medical mistake is obvious.  Other times, it is difficult – if not impossible – for patients or their families to know when a medical mistake has been made. A medical malpractice lawyer can help evaluate a potential claim.