On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Surgical Errors on Thursday, July 6, 2017. Investigators for another state have found less-than-ideal conditions at Tulare Regional Medical Center. The low standard of care was substantiated by an investigation by the Department of Public Health for that state. This investigation was prompted by a high number of complaints against that facility. Although this investigation was not in Louisiana, all 50 states receive similar complaints throughout the year. One of the complaints that was filed against the hospital alerted the state that an incident had occurred 219 days prior, which legally should have been reported within five days. A surgical dressing had been left......
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July 6th, 2017Video: Firm Protects Interests of Brain Injury Victims | The Bowling Law Firm
July 5th, 2017| The Bowling Law Firm On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Brain Injuries on Friday, July 1, 2016. Potential brain injury should be a very real concern for anyone who has been involved in a car crash, slip and fall, construction or sporting accident. Yet there can also be causes of brain injury that do not involve physical blows or other types of head trauma. A medical patient deprived of oxygen might be at risk of anoxic brain injury. Pharmacy errors or adverse medication interactions might also be culprits. Unfortunately, the prognosis of many brain injuries is permanent damage. Consequently, a patient whose brain injury resulted from another’s negligence needs......
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June 26th, 2017On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Hospital Negligence on Monday, June 26, 2017. An investigation was launched by another state after two people died at an area hospital. Hospital negligence was suggested when the report showed serious staff shortages at the facility. In fact, according to the investigation, there were times during the night that the place was so understaffed that they would have to wheel patients out of the only operating room during surgery in order to handle emergency situations. Diminished staff is an issue in many hospitals across the U.S., including in Louisiana. There was only one surgical team at the hospital during the night, which consisted of......
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