FAMILY WINS LAWSUIT AGAINST HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE—CALL OAKLAND MALPRACTICE INJURY LAWYERS NOW
Medical malpractice is the negligent actions of a health care provider, which can include doctors, nurses, dentists, chiropractors, psychologists and psychiatrists. Health care providers are held to a certain standard of care, a standard that is recognized by others in the same field. For example, an oncologist (a doctor specializing in the treatment of cancer) would be held to the same standard of care in diagnosing cancer as another oncologist. However, a cardiologist would not be held to the same standard of care in diagnosing cancer as the oncologist, but may be held to the same standard of referring the patient to an oncologist.
The family of Sierra Wilson, who died in February 2008, won a lawsuit against the Piedmont Medical Center in York County, South Carolina. Robin Wilson, Sierra’s mother, went into the hospital three days before her scheduled inducement. A nurse trainee monitored Ms. Wilson and the baby’s vitals, but misread the baby’s fetal heart monitoring information and failed to recognize that the baby was in distress. As a result, Sierra suffered severe brain injury from deprivation of oxygen. Sierra died in February, 2008 of complications from cerebral palsy. The jury in the case awarded the Wilson family $4.4 million. The hospital stated that its staff acted appropriately and that they will likely pursue an appeal.
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