Did something go seriously wrong with your surgery?  Or, was the outcome not expected, yet something that was a known possible risk of the procedure?  It is not easy to know whether a doctor, hospital or other health professional made a mistake that amounts to malpractice or whether the bad outcome was a known possible risk.  One thing that is clear, however, is that many doctors make mistakes every day that shouldn’t have been made.

     Every year, over 90,000 people die in hospitals because of mistakes that amount to malpractice.  That is a figure that comes from the Institue of Medicine.  That figure also does not include people seriously injured in hospitals because of malpractice, or people dying or being seriously injured in doctor’s offices or at home because of malpractice. 

     If you or a loved one believe that the result of your care and treatment is possible malpractice, you should contact a lawyer that can competently help you figure out whether malpractice really did occur, and what can be done about it.  Often, when doctors make mistakes, they don’t want to admit that fact to their paitent or their patient’s family.  But if what happened to you or your loved one was not something that was discussed ahead of time as a known possible complication of the procedure, then you should get in touch with a lawyer that can help as soon as possible.