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Many Illinois residents have suffered from post-operative complications, such as infections and bleeding. In most of those cases, the problems have been dealt with quickly and efficiently in order to ensure the patients’ safety and recoveries. In the remainder of cases involving post-surgical complications, a negligent surgeon may have caused the patients’ health to…

Technology has made several surgical procedures safer than at any other time in history. Even so, no amount of technological advances can save an Illinois patient from surgical mistakes made by doctors, nurses and other medical staff. No surgical procedure is 100 percent risk free, but the risk should not come from the people…

Many Illinois residents rely on medications to keep them healthy. The right dosage and/or medication is paramount in ensuring that patients receive the maximum benefit from a medication without suffering any adverse side effects. Medication errors caused by hospital negligence could literally put a patient’s life in jeopardy. Medications can become dangerous when errors…

Peter Rogan is finally doing the jail time he owes for crimes committed. He headed Edgewater Hospital during the time a massive cardiology scheme was carried out by Dr. Andrew Cubria. With the assent of the administration, Dr. Cubria performed hundreds of unnecessary catheterizations, one of which caused the death of our firm’s client,…

A former football player in a state outside Illinois began having back pain in 2009. The man alleged in a medical malpractice suit that surgical errors stemming from his first doctor visit regarding that pain ended his football career. A jury recently agreed and awarded him approximately $4.2 million in damages. When he went to…

A great deal of debate exists between the concepts of nature vs. nurture when it comes to the kind of adult a child will become. One event that can forever shape the adult a child will become is the birthing process. If the medical staff attending to the mother and newborn makes delivery mistakes, the…

Unfortunately, many Illinois parents have spent endless hours at a child’s bedside in a children’s hospital. They are desperate to know that their children will be okay and will be able to return to a normal life. Hospital negligence can dash those hopes and leave parents angry, confused and fearful for their children’s lives….

In nearly every industry, employees are provided with policies and procedures regarding a variety of situations, including sexual harassment and assault. The general belief among Illinois readers may be that these guidelines apply to contact between employees. However, hospitals are also required to have policies and procedures regarding what to do if a patient…

Illinois readers may not be aware that in Dec. 2012, a company called Synergy Health Centers began purchasing health care facilities in an east coast state. Since that time, the facilities the company purchased have reportedly continued to experience nursing errors, negligence and other issues. Most recently, two instances of medication errors and the…

Sometimes, doctors or hospitals make mistakes, whether in Illinois or another jurisdiction. One man recently filed a complaint in Cook County Circuit Court against a doctor and St. Luke Medical Center. He also named his family doctor as an additional defendant with regard to alleged misdiagnoses of his medical issue. On May 17, 2013,…