Hospitals Carry Insurance for Medical Malpractice: When a patient is admitted to any hospital a statistical probability that something may go wrong is always present. In poor quality hospitals, more things may go wrong. However, when events have gone terribly wrong an act of medical malpractice may have occurred. Just as auto insurance is required …
Q: Why do experts think it’s prudent to go to the safest available hospital? A: A medical error can be quite serious. The complications that follow a medical error or medical negligence can severely impact cognitive and physical functioning for the rest of a patient’s life. A Lompoc resident had hernia surgery in 2015. Her lawsuit against …
A Lompoc doctor caused miscarriage for a young mother in the Lompoc ER. After the traumatic and profound loss, a lawsuit was filed on behalf of the mother. (The following report is from Santa Barbara Superior Court records.) Summary Of Key Events: On June 7, 2013, a pregnant woman, age 22, was admitted to the …
“The quality of care here is tremendous. There are absolutely no problems with this facility…” CEO Jim Raggio in the Lompoc Record on 5/15/17. A lawsuit filed on December 16, 2016, states that a patient had a hernia procedure at Lompoc hospital that went terribly wrong. The complaint alleges that Lompoc hospital general surgeon Dr. William …
