Doctor Errors

Because surgical errors can be devastating for patients, as well as the hospitals responsible, surgeons and hospital staff members in New Mexico follow procedures designed to prevent errors. In rare cases, however, mistakes happen, and patients can become severely...

Although most doctors and hospitals in New Mexico provide patients with excellent medical care, some errors are unavoidable but many are preventable. For this reason, researchers conduct studies that may help to shed light on systemic problems that may cause increased...

Sleep-deprivation, in any line of work, usually causes people to make mistakes. In the medical field, where the lives of patients in Albuquerque are at stake, these errors can cause harm or even death. For this reason, hospitals have tested new methods of preventing...

People who undergo an operation are literally putting their lives in the hands of a surgeon. It can be particularly difficult for parents to trust surgeons to perform operations on their child while they can only sit in the hospital waiting room. Although they are...

Valley fever is a fungal infection that affects several residents of southwestern states, including New Mexico, each year. If mistreated or left untreated, valley fever can be deadly. Because many doctors aren't trained in this region of the United States, they could...

A medical error, such as a failure to diagnose or a mistake with medication, may result in a malpractice claim. Cases involving doctor negligence in New Mexico may be decided by the state medical board. The following case involves the controversial issue of late-term...

A medical error can include a mistake with drugs, such as prescribing the wrong drug, dose or timing. Doctor negligence can have serious consequences and may even be fatal, especially when it results in a drug overdose. The following case shows how dangerous pain...

Patients rely on doctors to give the best possible care. When doctors make errors, patients' health can be put at risk. Victims of doctor errors should understand all possible legal options. In many cases, compensation may be available for medical expenses or pain and...

Late-term abortions are a controversial topic, with people on opposite sides of the issue rarely in agreement. However, holding negligent doctors accountable for poor patient care is something both sides may agree upon. An Albuquerque doctor faces the loss of her...

After a surgery at the Albuquerque VA left him with an eye infection, vision impairment and permanent scarring, a veteran who served in the Tuskegee Airmen says he wasn't offered a cent by the hospital. On Dec. 14, 2011, the veteran went in for cataract surgery. He...