Emergency Room Error Lawyers
Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas Medical Malpractice Attorneys
The number of people relying on emergency rooms for medical treatment in the Midwest has increased in recent years. At the same time, the number of emergency rooms has dropped, crowding more patients into fewer ERs and putting more pressure on the emergency room doctors and nurses. While the number of emergency rooms has decreased, the real risk of emergency room errors has increased.
If you have been a victim of an emergency room error, you should consult with an experienced ER medical malpractice attorney. A knowledgeable emergency room error lawyer attorney at the Potts Law Firm will review your injury and evaluate your legal options free of charge.
Let our medical malpractice lawyers put our legal experience and energy to work for you. For a free evaluation of your truck accident claim, contact us toll free at (800) 220-9341 or use our online contact form.
Based in Kansas City, Missouri, the Potts Law Firm provides a free initial consultation to medical injury victims in Kansas City, Missouri; Independence, Missouri; Lee’s Summit, Missouri; Overland Park, Kansas; and Olathe, Kansas.
Experience & Success
Founded in 2002 by attorney Derek Potts, the Potts Law Firm has a winning combination of proven legal experience and energy.
- Aggressive legal advocacy. Our aggressive advocacy on behalf of our clients has earned the respect of our peers.
- Knowledge & experience. Potts’ extensive legal knowledge and experience has earned him leadership positions in several national litigations.
- Results for our injury clients. Our medical malpractice lawyers have obtained significant verdicts and settlements on our clients’ behalf and successfully resolved hundreds of catastrophic injury cases.
The Facts Behind Emergency Room Errors
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the number of emergency room visits increased by 23 percent from 1997 to 2007. In the Midwest, 39 out of every 100 people visit an emergency room in a given year. At the same time, the number of emergency departments nationwide decreased from 4,019 to 3,833. That has created patient crowding in emergency rooms and forced doctors and emergency room staffs to treat patients hurriedly and, in some cases, spend too little time to diagnose a patient’s health problem correctly.
The emergency room care system in the U.S. is showing serious strains, with many states facing critical problems of crowding and preventable emergency room errors becoming more common. Emergency rooms in Missouri received a mediocre grade of C in a 2009 national report card grading each state’s emergency room care. The American College of Emergency Physicians prepared the report card. Meanwhile, Kansas received a C+ overall, but a nearly failing grade of D+ in the category of quality and patient safety. Those sobering grades should raise concern for anyone whose life and health may depend on prompt and appropriate emergency room treatment.
At the Potts Law Firm, based in Kansas City, Missouri, the common types of emergency room errors that our experienced medical malpractice lawyers see include:
- Misdiagnosis;
- Delayed Diagnosis;
- Physician errors;
- Medication Errors;
- Improper procedures;
- Inadequate staffing;
- Lack of monitoring.
Emergency rooms have a legal duty to provide appropriate medical care to injured and ill patients by adequately trained staff. But sometimes hospitals and emergency rooms try to cut corners and are derelict in their responsibility to patients. Patients who are victims of emergency room errors pay the price for hospital negligence.
Trust An Experienced Emergency Room Malpractice Lawyer
If you have been harmed by an emergency room error, the hospital and their malpractice insurance provider should pay for your injuries, ongoing medical bills and other damages. You need an aggressive emergency room medical malpractice attorney to advise you. The knowledgeable emergency room malpractice lawyers at the Potts Law Firm will analyze your legal options after an emergency room mishap and determine if you have grounds to file a legal action.
Based in Kansas City, Missouri, the Potts Law Firm provides a free initial consultation to victims of physician error and emergency room errors in Kansas City (MO); Independence (MO); Lee’s Summit (MO); Overland Park (KS); and Olathe (KS).
For a free evaluation of your malpractice injury and legal options, contact us toll free at (800) 220-9341 or use our online contact form.
