SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ATTORNEY AND LAW FIRM

Here in the United States and Utah we are blessed to have some of the most skilled medical providers in the world at our disposal. Most of these providers are good and honest individuals. Unfortunately, despite providers best intentions, mistakes in the practice of medicine happen. Sadly, mistakes happen all too often in Utah and elsewhere in the country. Everyday, errors are made by physicians, hospitals, outpatient clinics, retail pharmacies, nursing homes, home care or others. There is an enormous difference between the mistakes made by plumbers, mechanics or secretaries and the mistakes made by those that work in the medical profession.  A mistake made by a surgeon, pharmacist or general practitioner could have profound effects on those that have to suffer through them.  Sometimes there is a simple lapse in judgment and/or treatment, other times there is a pattern and practice of bad behavior. Whatever the cause, when medical errors happen, the costs and consequences are drastic for those involved.

Common examples of medical malpractice include:

• • Failure to perform medical procedures in a competent manner
• • Failure to order necessary tests or evaluate test results
• • Failure to possess or use necessary skills
• • Diagnosing an incorrect condition and pursuing the wrong treatment
• • Failure to diagnose or discover a medical condition in a timely manner
• • Misuse of prescription drugs  

While our medical professionals along the Wasatch Front and throughout Utah are performing on a better-than-average scale, they are by no means perfect. Nor are the facilities in which they practice. The hospitals of today are mostly governed by HMO’s and other organizations that place almost as high a premium on profits as they do on patient care. This means that many of our doctors and nurses are working longer hours, and are discouraged from performing tests and procedures that might prove costly. The end result of this “profits first” mentality could be a missed diagnosis, or a correct diagnosis that comes too late.

While it might seem strange to many of us that health care is treated as a business, the corporations that now govern our hospitals treat it as such, and they are very serious about it. They have stockholders, insurers, boards of directors, accountants that provide cost / benefit analyses, and, inevitably, high priced attorneys that all work against you.

When you think about what you are up against you begin to realize that medical malpractice cases are extremely complex and require vast legal and medical expertise to prove liability. Injuries alone do not establish liability. Proof that a healthcare provider acted negligently and violated the applicable standard of care is needed to establish a valid medical malpractice claim. Our law firm can help residents of Salt Lake City and other Utah areas determine if they have a valid case. Once it is determined that you have a valid case, our firm has a proven track record in these difficult cases.

Our Salt Lake City, Utah, medical malpractice attorney has and will continue to help malpractice victims obtain compensation for medical and rehabilitation expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering. Regardless of the size of your case, Contact The Lance Firm today for a free legal consultation with our medical malpractice lawyer to speak with us about protecting your and your family’s rights. Whatever you do, don’t speak to the insurance company or sign anything without speak to an experienced personal injury attorney first!

Initial consultations and second opinions are always free and there is no fee unless we recover for you!

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