What Constitutes As Hospital Negligence?
Getting admitted into a hospital is definitely not something one likes. Even if our condition may not be serious, and it may even be a matter of few days – yet, having to spend days lying in a hospital bed and being the subject of the family’s and friends’ pity is not something one likes to think about. Yet, if one has to, it would be silly to go against the advice of the doctor. At such times, we expect that at least the reason for our admission be completely justified. That is, we get the expert medical care, advice and the treatment for which we agreed to get admitted in the first place. When this doesn’t happen we blame the hospital for negligence. Although, this might be bad enough, it gets worse if, instead of getting cured, we are actually harmed by something the hospital (doctor or staff) do or don’t do. The previous case is regrettable, but this is downright unacceptable. Thus, medical negligence can cause physical, emotional or financial harm. Medical negligence is a punishab
