Medical malpractice can occur when a doctor, nurse, hospital, clinic, and/or nursing home fails to provide adequate medical care, fails to properly diagnose a medical condition, or fails to properly treat a medical condition. If you feel that you or a family member has received negligent medical care that has resulted in serious injury, the first step would be to contact us for a free consultation and speak directly to a medical malpractice lawyer. An attorney at our office will review your case step by step and gather all of the information involved. If there is a potential case, we would next review the medical records involved with the treatment. If necessary we will have a physician review your records as well.

When reviewing a potential medical negligence case, we try to be as up front and honest as possible with clients. When medical treatment does not result well for a patient, that does not necessarily mean there is a case. Medicine is not a perfect science and there are risks inherent with any type of medical procedure. However, when a medical provider deviates from the acceptable standard of medical care and makes a medical mistake, and that mistake results in serious injury, there may be a medical malpractice case.

There are many different types of medical negligence, such as:

• Delay in diagnosis
• Failure to make a proper diagnosis
• Surgical mistakes
• Improper medical treatment
• Birth injuries such as brain damage and cerebral palsy
• Drug prescription error
• Improper anesthesia
• Failure to obtain proper consent prior to a procedure

If you believe you or a loved one has been seriously injured by medical negligence, please contact Abels & Annes, P.C. at 312-399-8988 for a free consultation.