Archive for April, 2014
Surgical error prompts woman to sue Louisiana doctor
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Surgical Errors on Friday, April 25, 2014. Most residents of the state of Louisiana would prefer to do whatever they can to avoid having to undergo a surgical procedure. There are however times in which it is the only real possibility of a person’s medical condition improving. While there is of course a certain amount of risk involved with virtually any surgery, anyone who has an operation assumes that the health care providers involved in it will not engage in actions that might be deemed negligent. Unfortunately this does sometimes occur. A Louisiana woman, who recently filed a lawsuit against a doctor and his…
Read MoreHospital negligence case filed in children’s hospital deaths
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Thursday, April 17, 2014. A recently released medical journal report is shedding a bright light on the deaths of five children several years ago, and has opened the door for potential lawsuits. The report details the deaths of the children that occurred in 2008 and 2009 and has caused quite a stir, raising questions about whether these deaths could have been prevented. Five children that were in the care of a Louisiana children’s hospital died after contracting mucormycosis, a disease originating from fungi found in soil and on leaves. The children ranged in ages from infant to teenager and suffered from…
Read MoreLouisiana hospitals score low in recent study
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Thursday, April 10, 2014. If you had access to hospital safety ratings, would you use the information to make decisions about where you receive medical care? Actually, this information is available in Louisiana and across the country. Consumer Reports, the stalwart of data for consumer decisions, rates hospitals based on five safety criteria and publishes the results. Some of the categories take hospital negligence into account for the compilation of the ratings. The safety scores are based upon five categories, including mortality rate, readmission rate, patient communication, success in avoiding infections, and the re-ordering of chest and abdominal CT scans. The rating scale runs from…
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