Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevin
Nah, I think it's more like if the doctor (who isn't going to get paid to help you) gives you negligent care, you're not going to be able to sue him.
In this case, I don't know just by reading the article whether or not the hospital is even going to be in trouble. The standard of care for a facility of this type is going to be really, really low. As a matter of law, this woman's estate might have no case as crazy as it seems.
|
I believe also, in some cases (again dependent on the state) since an ER's job also it is to triage patients, they can refer patients who are not suffereing from life threatening symptoms to urgent care facilities and if they can get a person to go and free up space for true life threatening situations, they take the liability off of themselves.
__________________
Law and Order: Gotham - “In the Criminal Justice System of Gotham City the people are represented by three separate, yet equally important groups. The police who investigate crime, the District Attorneys who prosecute the offenders, and the Batman. These are their stories.”
|
Hybrid Mode
