Medical Negligence/Malpractice
If you think you've been harmed by a doctor, nurse, or other health care provider, call 1-800-978-1986 or send us an email for help.
When you visit your doctor or other health care provider, whether it is a brief office appointment or a complicated surgical procedure, you often literally put your life in your doctor's hands. In no other profession does the service provider play such a critical or personal role in your life. The basis of this relationship is trust.
In the case of medical negligence or malpractice, the physician or health care provider betrays this trust. The Orlando medical negligence attorneys at McBride, Scicchitano & Leacox, P.A. help patients and families who have been harmed by medical mistakes. If you feel that a doctor, nurse, surgeon or any other type of health care provider has failed to provide you or someone you love with the care you deserve, we may be able to help.
Forms of Medical Negligence
Medical negligence or malpractice can take the form of an improper action or a failure to act. Hundreds of situations can fit the definition of medical malpractice.
Some forms of medical malpractice include:
- Wrong diagnosis
- Failure to diagnose
- Failure to treat
- Wrong treatment
- Failure to communicate with the patient
- Failure to recognize the symptoms of a life-threatening condition such as a heart attack or stroke
Medical Negligence Lawsuits
If a doctor's negligence is the cause of an injury to the patient, a legal case can be made against:
- The doctor or health care provider if his/her actions deviate from accepted standards of practice
- The hospital either for having the doctor on its staff, for improper care, or for problems with medication or with the facility such as a hospital-caused infection
- Local, state, or federal agencies that run the hospital
Malpractice suits often are complicated, costly, and can take a long time to resolve. Therefore it is best to seek the advice of an attorney who has experience handling these types of cases.
Talk to a Medical Negligence Attorney
The Orlando medical negligence lawyers at McBride, Scicchitano & Leacox are knowledgeable, trustworthy and experienced in working with people that are injured by medical mistakes. They treat every client with compassion and as a special individual. The firm's attorneys have over 45 years of combined legal experience. If you believe that you or a loved one has been affected by medical malpractice, call 1-800-978-1986 or send us an email for help.
