As a teaching hospital, Cooper University Hospital is used as a training ground for medical students, young doctors, and nurses from around the country. This system, though necessary, can lead to severe negligence cases when busy attending physicians leave inexperienced doctors and nurses without proper supervision. The compassionate medical malpractice lawyers at Ginsberg & O’Connor can determine if you have a viable case and walk you through the process.
Healthcare Negligence Cases at Cooper University Hospital
Our experienced med mal attorneys have seen the following actionable negligence and wrongful death cases arising out of both the Camden and Cape Regional locations:
- Birth injuries
- Surgical mistakes
- Anesthesia overdoses
- Prescription drug errors
- Missed diagnosis
- Wrong diagnosis
- Administrative errors
As South Jersey’s only Level I trauma center and the state’s only acute care children’s hospital, Cooper University Hospital sees a heavy flow of severe and complex cases. Discuss holding the hospital, healthcare system, and liable physicians accountable for avoidable medical mistakes with our experienced attorneys.
Proving Medical Malpractice Cases Against Hospitals
Unlike general negligence, such as slipping on spilled water in the hospital cafeteria, medical negligence is defined as a healthcare professional’s failure to meet the minimum standard of care applicable to your case. Licensed doctors, hospitals, physician’s assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses all qualify as healthcare professionals in NJ.
Proving malpractice against Cooper University Hospital requires a complex analysis of your specific condition and the treatment standards applicable in the associated specialty. In simpler teams, it requires assistance from expert medical witnesses retained by Ginsberg & O’Connor to prove the following elements of healthcare negligence in New Jersey:
- Duty: You must show that you had an established hospital/patient or doctor/patient relationship. You cannot generally sue a doctor or hospital if you were not under their care.
- Breach: Proving that a hospital or doctor breached the applicable medical standard requires expert medical testimony in all but the most obvious cases, such as performing surgery on the wrong patient.
- Causation: You must show that your condition was either caused or worsened by the medical mistake. This can include increased pain and suffering, even if the initial condition is treatable.
- Damages: You must show that the hospital’s mistake resulted in actual damages, such as prolonged suffering or additional medical bills.
If you believe Cooper University Hospital breached the standard of care in your case, contact us immediately to discuss filing a demand for financial damages with the hospital’s malpractice insurer.
Damages Available to Eligible Med Mal Claimants in New Jersey
Patients or family members with valid claims against the hospital can demand both economic and non-economic damages. Economic damage most often includes actual expenses such as increased medical bills and lost wages.
Non-economic damages include compensation for the physical pain, emotional anguish, suffering, inconvenience, frustration, and lost enjoyment of life associated with the medical neglect. In extreme cases, such as mistakes caused by intoxicated surgeons, our lawyers may demand punitive damages up to $350,000 or five times the amount of your direct losses (NJ Rev. Stat. § 2A:15-5.14).
Medical Malpractice Lawyers for Claims Against Cooper University Hospital
At Ginsberg & O’Connor, our local NJ hospital negligence attorneys have the experience you need to take on Cooper University Hospital and its powerful corporate system. Schedule a free and confidential claims analysis with our med mal team today by calling 856-727-1991 or connecting with us online.