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Pennsylvania Hospital Errors & MistakesMedical errors committed by hospitals and healthcare professionals can have devastating results for those unfortunate enough to fall victim to them. It is estimated that medical errors, mistakes, and misdiagnoses play a significant role in the deaths of over 75,000 Americans each year. Recent studies have estimated that of all misdiagnoses, nearly 1 in 3 results in the death of the victim. It is unsettling then to imagine how often medical errors cause less severe hardships and suffering for healthcare recipients. Pennsylvania Hospital Errors Mistakes- click here! Our medical malpractice website is intended to provide important information on many aspects of medical malpractice issues. Topics include the basics of medical malpractice cases, examples of cases, steps to preventing medical errors, and useful links. As healthcare consumers, we have the right to the best quality of care available. By keeping healthcare professionals accountable for their errors helps all of us to receive high quality care. Pennsylvania Hospital Errors Mistakes- click here! SUMMARY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAWThe following is a summation of statutes that apply to Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice cases. They are meant only as guidelines to understanding the laws that apply to Pennsylvania medical malpractice cases. The
general rule in Pennsylvania is that victims (plaintiffs) in medical
malpractice cases are entitled to receive damages from the defendant—even
if they have received compensation from other sources. Pennsylvania
has a modified doctrine of comparative negligence that maintains
that Med Mal claimants cannot receive compensation if their own
negligence was deemed greater than the negligence of the defendant(s).
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