Medical malpractice includes errors of action as well as inaction by any medical professional, including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, anesthesiologists, hospital administrators, nurse's aides, nursing home personnel, hospitals and clinics. It includes:
- Misdiagnoses and failure to diagnose
- Failure to treat or failure to provide prompt treatment
- Failure to order necessary and reasonable tests and misinterpretation of tests
- Medication errors, anesthesiology errors, surgical errors and emergency room errors
- Birth injuries
- Nursing home neglect and abuse
Do You Suspect You Have Been Harmed Through Medical Malpractice?
It can be very difficult to detect if a medical error occurred, particularly with critically ill patients. Few of us understand enough about medicine to know when standard procedures were not followed, when a doctor should have done more, or when a health care professional was negligent. We must place our trust in medical professionals — and we must hold them accountable.
Lakewood Failure to Diagnose Lawyers
At the law office of Elkus & Sisson, P.C., our Denver medical malpractice lawyers help injured people and grieving families when it can be proved that medical negligence led to or contributed to their injuries.
We understand how to investigate medical malpractice cases to prove injuries and the likely long-term impact those injuries will have on your life. We work with medical professionals to gather critical evidence in your case. We're always fully prepared when we enter the courtroom. We can handle virtually any type of medical malpractice case, including botched cosmetic surgery claims.
Contact our Denver, Colorado, law office to learn more about how we help injured people get the financial recovery they need and deserve in medical negligence cases. Call us toll free at 888-854-8144 to schedule a free initial consultation with an attorney.
