On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Feb 18, 2020 | Hospital Negligence
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently identified 786 U.S. hospitals that had higher infection and patient injury rates than others. These hospitals, some of which have otherwise sterling reputations, will face the penalty of being paid 1% lower...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Dec 20, 2019 | Hospital Negligence
You count on hospitals to provide you with the optimal care for your condition. Most patients know that they won’t get perfect care in the emergency room; however, they still expect care that aligns with or exceeds the established standard of care. A patient who...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Nov 9, 2019 | Hospital Negligence
Emergency room care depends largely on the doctors who work in the department. The problem is that they don’t always provide the care that the patient needs to avoid suffering more harm. There are several reasons for this, but each of these is manageable if the...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Sep 25, 2019 | Hospital Negligence
Parents who know their children need medical care will take them to the doctor. When the situation isn’t something that can wait for an appointment, they visit the emergency room. They expect that their child can get proper care there, but this isn’t...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Aug 16, 2019 | Hospital Negligence
Patients who are in the hospital need to receive care that is tailored to their needs. For some, this involves being placed under fall precautions because it isn’t safe for them to get up and move about without help. It is imperative that these individuals have...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Jul 4, 2019 | Hospital Negligence
Patients in a hospital are dependent upon the hospital staff members to do many things for them. One of these is cleaning the room. Unfortunately, when housekeeping staff members don’t do their jobs appropriately, the patient can suffer some serious health...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | May 17, 2019 | Hospital Negligence
When people go to the emergency room, it is typically because they think that they have something seriously wrong with them. They expect that emergency room staff will be ready to provide them with adequate medical care. Unfortunately, not all patients get that type...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Apr 4, 2019 | Hospital Negligence
The nature of a spinal cord injury means that medical professionals have to be on the lookout for other conditions when they are caring for a person with this type of injury. One of the particularly problematic issues that might manifest is sepsis. Oftentimes, this...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Mar 22, 2019 | Hospital Negligence
People who have never seen a bedsore are often startled at how deep they can get on a nursing home patient’s body. Left untreated, pressure sores, which are properly called decubitus ulcers, can kill a patient. These sores develop when the skin of bedbound...
On behalf of The Law Offices of Salazar, Sullivan & Jasionowski | Mar 1, 2019 | Hospital Negligence
A person who is admitted to the hospital assumes that the people taking care of them know what they are doing. While this is mostly true, it is also possible that there are going to be some issues during their admission. Anyone who is in the hospital needs to be...
