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The birth of a child can be an exciting event for many Illinois couples who have longed to become parents. They typically put their trust in doctors and other medical professionals to help reduce the risk of complications occurring during pregnancy and delivery. If delivery mistakes occur, an infant and the mother could suffer…

Managing a patient’s IV may seem like one of the simpler tasks that can come before a medical professional. However, just because a medical task seems simple doesn’t mean that bad things can’t happen when it is done improperly. When a nurse, doctor or other medical care provider acts negligently in connection to the…

There are many different aspects of a surgery where, if proper care isn’t exercised, serious errors can occur. One such aspect is the in-surgery identification of what specific part of the patient’s body the surgery is supposed to be performed on. Such identification seems like it would be an incredibly basic thing that would…

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…

Individuals here in Illinois sometimes receive nursing care from a home health care agency. One of the types of care such agencies sometimes provide is wound care. It is incredibly important for home health care agencies and their nurses to not act negligently when it comes to such care. Improper wound care can cause…

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,…

Appendicitis can be a very damaging medical condition. Prompt diagnosis and treatment of this condition can be extremely important. When such detection and treatment is delayed, it can result in a patient suffering an appendix rupture and other serious harms. Thus, it is essential for doctors and hospitals to not engage in negligence that…

When a doctor here in Illinois is providing surgical care to a patient, it is very important for the doctor to act properly during all of the stages of the care. Negligence during any of the stages of surgical care can be harmful to patients. Recently, in another state, a case has come up…