King County Medical Malpractice Attorney · Were You Injured in a Seattle Hospital?
When you go into a hospital, you have the right to expect that the staff will follow prescribed measures and regulations regarding sanitation, nutrition and your prescribed medical care. Unfortunately, even Seattle hospitals can be understaffed at times, leading to administrative errors that can result in nursing errors, infections and other injuries caused by improper medical care.
If you were injured during a stay in a hospital in Seattle or elsewhere in western Washington, the Savage Law Firm is ready to help you recover full and fair compensation for your expenses for medical care, lost income and pain. AV-rated* attorney Bill Savage has more than 30 years of experience obtaining significant verdicts and settlements on behalf of victims of hospital negligence, including:
- Emergency room errors
- Records and administrative errors
- Nurse mistakes
- Medication errors
- Hospital infections
- Bedsores and pressure ulcers
- Dehydration
- Food allergies
Mistakes in Teaching Hospitals
Teaching hospitals provide a wonderful service to help fill the need for hospital care in Seattle and throughout the state. By the very nature of working with inexperienced doctors and interns, however, mistakes can and do happen. If you were injured while receiving medical treatment at the University of Washington Hospital or Harborview Hospital in Seattle, call us to discuss the circumstances of your injuries.
VA Hospital Negligence
Increasingly, injured servicemen and women receiving treatment at a VA hospital in Seattle are being returned to duty before attaining maximum medical recovery. VA hospitals are now often understaffed, relative to the increasing number of the injured and sick they must now handle. If you are in the service and suffered an injury while under treatment at a VA hospital, you have the right to pursue a claim against the government. VA hospital injury claims are complex and require an understanding of government policies and procedures. We are prominent personal injury lawyers serving the needs of servicemen and women injured in VA hospitals. There are also special notice requirements that apply in VA Hospital claims. Failing to file the appropriate notice can limit or take away your right to pursue a VA Hospital claim.
Contact us to arrange a free consultation with an experienced Seattle hospital liability attorney at the Savage Law Firm today.
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