Medical malpractice – Dallas hospital
A possible malpractice injury has occurred at Parkland Memorial Hospital, after a Dallas man waits 19 hours for medical treatment. Lawyers for Parkland Hospital have provided no comment.
Dallas, Texas (AmericanInjuryNews.com) — Excessive wait times, in the emergency room at a Dallas hospital, seem to be the culprit for negligent patient care and unnecessary deaths. These incidents are increasing the need for medical malpractice lawyers by residents of the Dallas area. Mr. Mike Herrera and his family have recently fallen victim to these negligent acts.
Family members brought Mr. Herrera, to the Parkland emergency room, for treatment of intense abdominal pain, after undergoing hernia surgery. The Herrera family is used to waiting long periods of time for medical care at the county hospital in Dallas. Mr. Herrera previously waited, as long as 24 hours, in the emergency room to see a doctor. This time, he was unable to endure the wait and died 19-hours after he arrived at Parkland. This death may be due to the complete absence of medical attention. Dallas medical malpractice lawyers are outraged at this miscarriage of justice.
Apparently, Mr. Herrera arrived at the hospital, on a Friday in September 2008, at approximately five o’clock at night. By 11:30 the next morning, while waiting to be seen by a doctor, he collapsed on the floor and died in the emergency department waiting room. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful by the hospital staff. The cause of death is currently unknown. The viewpoint of Dallas attorneys is simple; he died in an emergency room, while waiting 19 hours to see a doctor.
For years, Parkland has been known for its excessive wait times. Patients often wait as long as an entire work day to be seen and treated by medical professionals. Reports, surrounding the hospital, estimate nearly 10%, of all patients, leave in frustration and without care. Lawyers are seeing many cases of negligence and patient injuries. They are frustrated with their decreased ability to help injured parties, based on recent Texas law. Attorneys know the legislation, fueled by the Texas Medical Association (TMA), placing caps on damages, has not increased the quality of patient care as claimed by TMA. This legislation has specifically limited medical malpractice lawyers in assisting patients injured at the hands of doctors and hospitals.
The lack of appropriate and prompt medical care continues to fuel medical malpractice injuries and even deaths at the hands of health care professionals. However, due to the recent anti-trial lawyer propaganda, the ability for attorneys to help injured parties has been severely limited.
Contributor: Dallas Injury Lawyer Shelly T. Greco - Shelly is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in Texas. She is also an active member of several Dallas-area, statewide, and national trial associations, as well as the Dallas and Collin County Young Lawyer organizations.
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