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Sadly, lack of appropriate care causes the death of many Illinois patients. In one such case, a 26-year-old medical school graduate was killed after being hospitalized on a short-staffed Memorial Day weekend. She died from a blood clot that developed in her brain and her family filed a lawsuit claiming hospital negligence. The woman…

It is extremely important for hospitals here in Illinois to do everything they can to ensure that their patients receive proper care. This includes making sure to have adequate staffing. When a hospital negligently allows itself to become short-staffed, it can increase the stress and demand on the staff that is present, which can…

Illinois residents typically expect hospitals to be places for treating illnesses, not places for contracting them. However, if a patient with a potentially deadly infectious illness is not property diagnosed, how many people are put at risk? That is the issue that prompted a recent class-action lawsuit against an out-of-state hospital. The plaintiffs argue…

Illinois residents suffering from an illness, injury or other ailment go to the hospital expecting to leave in better condition than when they arrived. A lot of faith is placed in the doctors and other medical staff to diagnose and treat whatever ails them. Few expect that going to the hospital will involve an…

When a child is born at an Illinois hospital, it is vital for the hospital and its staff to act properly in relation to post-birth care. If a hospital and its staff are negligent in the providing of post-birth care, it can result in infants getting seriously hurt. Some examples of negligence that sometimes…

A wrongful death case has recently come up here in Illinois involving an alleged medication error. The case involves a hospital in Springfield and a now-deceased woman who, according to one of her relatives, was given care at the hospital in June 2012. The relative claims that, while the woman was at the hospital,…

Oftentimes, after a surgical procedure, a patient will be given various medications. It is very important for hospitals and their staff to act properly when it comes to the prescribing, preparing and administering of such medications. No surgical patient here in Illinois should have to be exposed to medication errors. Patients can suffer a…

Emergency rooms are a place that we all hope to not have to go to. However, reality doesn’t always accommodate this hope. Sometimes, individuals suffer injuries or develop conditions that require emergency care. It is incredibly important for hospitals here in Illinois to act properly when it comes to the care provided in their…

It is very important for hospitals to act properly when providing pregnancy-related care. This includes properly taking into account any conditions the mother has and taking proper steps to ensure that conditions that the fetus develops are detected and treated in a timely manner. Great harm can occur when hospitals act negligently in connection…