GUEST COLUMN
When going to a clinic or hospital, we should be able to put our full faith in the medical professionals that hold our health and well being in their hands. If they betray that trust, there is compensation available to you.
A recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, has reported that over 225,000 people die each year due to medical errors.
Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the country, behind heart disease and cancer.
The most frequently occurring errors are these:
- 12,000 deaths/year from unnecessary surgery
- 7,000 deaths/year from medication errors in hospitals
- 20,000
