One of the leading multi-faceted healthcare providers in Southern PA and New Jersey, Jefferson Health System, is a network of 32 hospitals and doctors’ offices with over 50,000 employees. Though Jefferson Hospital itself is 200 years old, this healthcare conglomerate still faces significant medical negligence and wrongful death claims.
Powerful medical corporations, such as Jefferson Health, have teams of attorneys ready to belittle your malpractice claims or offer lowball settlements. Do not take on this establishment alone. The dedicated medical malpractice lawyers at Ginsberg & O’Connor are available to discuss your case and recommend a course of action.
Types of Medical Negligence Claims Seen at Jefferson Health Affiliates
Because Jefferson Health System encompasses hospitals, cancer centers, and private physicians’ offices, our dedicated healthcare negligence attorneys see each of the following common malpractice cases associated with the Jefferson network.
Misdiagnosis/Missed Diagnosis
The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center is a nationally recognized treatment facility. However, missed or misdiagnosed cancers are a leading cause of serious malpractice claims and wrongful death lawsuits. Doctors may miss serious cancer diagnoses by not ordering necessary testing or, in many cases, not following up with patients about abnormal test results.
These claims often arise when patients present with rarer cancers and lower risk factors. Unfortunately, many cancers spread quickly, and potentially treatable cases can turn into terminal cases due to diagnostic mistakes and delays.
Birth Injuries
Labor and delivery injuries are also leading medical negligence claims at Jefferson Hospital. These most often result from the following:
- Umbilical cord compression
- Excessive force was used during delivery
- Improper use of forceps and delivery tools
- Failure to perform timely C-sections
- Epidural errors
- Prescribing dangerous medications during pregnancy
Severe conditions such as cerebral palsy, preeclampsia, and uterine hemorrhage can lead to lifelong disabilities and even death.
Surgical/Anesthesia Errors
Anesthesia is powerful, and even slight mistakes can prove fatal. Failure to monitor patients or prescribing the wrong dose can cause brain damage or death. Surgical errors during routine surgeries have led to multi-million-dollar malpractice verdicts against Jefferson Health.
General Hospital Negligence
Sometimes, hospital and administrative employees, rather than physicians, make critical errors. This could include giving patients the wrong medication, spreading infections through improper sanitation, or simply failing to provide proper wound care. These mistakes can also result in serious injuries and potential general negligence and healthcare negligence claims.
Holding Corporations Liable for Medical Malpractice
Corporations do everything in their power to legally limit their liability for the conduct of their affiliates. This often includes disclaiming liability for errors made by physicians with admitting privileges only, contracted with Jefferson Health System.
Our experienced medical malpractice lawyers understand the complex legal structure Jefferson Health System uses to avoid direct liability and can help you hold the negligent doctor, facility, and corporation responsible for medical mistakes.
Our New Jersey Medical Malpractice Attorneys
Discuss the compensation potentially available in your case if you were harmed at Jefferson Hospital or an affiliated Jefferson Health System office. Contact our dedicated medical negligence and personal injury lawyers for free today at 856-727-1991 or online.