Patients who are receiving treatment in a hospital setting are vulnerable to negligence. When hospital personnel act negligently and cause injuries, they are liable for compensation.
If you or your loved one was hurt in a hospital, you can file a lawsuit. To recover fair damages, you must work with a skilled Long Island hospital negligence lawyer. An attorney could help you avoid mistakes and pursue justice properly.
At Duffy & Duffy, we have decades of experience fighting to protect the legal rights and personal safety of New Yorkers. We understand the law, and we know how to build cases to win. We won’t rest until we find justice for the clients we represent.
Suffered from negligence at a hospital in New York? You may be entitled to compensation. Speak with one of our medical malpractice attorneys today at no cost. We’re here to help you and your family.
What Is Hospital Negligence?
Hospital negligence occurs when medical professionals fail to meet the standard of care expected in a hospital setting. Common examples of such negligence are:
- Medication Errors: Administering the wrong dosage, providing the incorrect medication, or failing to check for drug allergies
- Misdiagnosis or Delayed Diagnosis: A failure to properly diagnose a condition or a delay in diagnosing a serious illness.
- Surgical Mistakes: Operating on the wrong body part, leaving surgical instruments inside a patient, and failing to prevent infections.
- Inadequate Monitoring: Failure to detect worsening symptoms or respond to medical emergencies promptly.
- Birth Injuries: Negligence during labor and delivery, such as improper use of forceps or failure to perform a timely C-section.
- Poor Sanitation: Failure to adhere to strict hygiene protocols to prevent the spread of infections.
- Failure to Obtain Informed Consent: Failing to inform a patient about medical procedures, risks, and alternatives before receiving treatment.
Hospitals have a legal obligation to ensure patient safety and provide proper medical treatment. When they fail to do so, an attorney experienced in hospital negligence in Long Island could help the patient file a claim.
How to Prove Hospital Negligence
To build a strong medical malpractice case in Long Island, an attorney has to prove a direct link between the hospital’s negligence and the client’s injuries. A valid malpractice claim must meet four criteria:
- Duty of Care: The hospital had a legal responsibility to treat the patient.
- Breach of Care: The treatment failed to meet medical standards.
- Causation: The hospital’s negligence directly caused harm.
- Damages: The patient suffered medical complications as a result.
Proving these elements requires strong evidence. An attorney will investigate the situation and collect proper evidence. They will also confer with expert witnesses who can testify that the at-fault party breached their duty of care to the patient, causing the patient’s injuries.
Hospitals with Known Medical Malpractice Cases
New York is home to many of the greatest medical care facilities in the world. Unfortunately, negligence can still lead to malpractice regardless of reputation. Whether the hospital you or your family member was injured at is part of NYC Health + Hospitals, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill-Cornell, NYU Langone, Montefiore, Northwell, Mount Sinai, or another hospital system, our award-winning attorneys know how to seek justice.
Many of the hospitals our lawyers have won compensation for our clients include some of the following:
Bronx Hospitals
Brooklyn Hospitals
- Kings County Hospital Center
- Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center
- Mckinney
- Coney Island
- Gotham/Bedford
- Gotham/Broadway
- Gotham/Bushwick
- Gotham/Crown Heights
- Gotham/Cumberland
- Gotham/East New York
- Gotham/Greenpoint
- Gotham/Brownsville
- Gotham/Fort Green
- Gotham/Jonathan Williams
- Gotham/Williamsburg
- Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center
- Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus
- New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn
- Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
- VA New York Harbor Healthcare System – Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
- Maimonides Medical Center
- Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
- The Brooklyn Hospital Center
- Interfaith Medical Center
- Calvary Hospital Brooklyn Campus
- University Hospital of Brooklyn (downstate)
Long Island
- Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
- Mercy Medical Center
- Huntington Hospital
- Nassau University Medical Center
- North Shore University Hospital
- NYU Winthrop Hospital, NYU Langone Hospital — Long Island
- Plainview Hospital
- Saint Catherine of Siena Hospital
- South Shore Community Hospital
- South Shore University Hospital
- St Francis Hospital & Heart Center
- Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital
- Long Island Community Hospital
- Long Island Jewish Forest Hills
- Long Island Jewish Medical Center
- Long Island Jewish Valley Stream
- Stony Brook Southampton Hospital
- Syosset Hospital
- University Hospital at Stony Brook
- NYU Langone – Long Island
- Glen Cove Hospital
- Mather Hospital
- St Charles Hospital
- South Oaks Hospital
- Peconic Bay Medical Center
- Northport VA Medical Center
- Mount Sinai South Nassau
- Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital
- St. Charles Hospital
- St Joseph Hospital
- St Catherine of Siena Medical Center
- Mount Sinai South Nassau, South Nassau Communities Hospital
Manhattan Hospitals
- Bellevue Hospital Center
- Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility
- Metropolitan Hospital Center
- Coler
- Judson
- Harlem
- Gotham/Dyckman
- Gotham/Gouverneur
- Gotham/Roberto Clemente
- Gotham/St. Nicholas
- Gotham/Sydenham
- David H. Koch Center For Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering
- Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital
- Tisch Hospital
- VA New York Harbor Healthcare System – Manhattan
- Gracie Square Hospital
- New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
- New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- New York Presbyterian David H. Koch Center
- New York Presbyterian Allen Hospital
- New York Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital
- New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai West
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Hospital
- Hospital for Special Surgery
- St. Vincent’s Hospital Center
- Rockefeller University Hospital
- Lenox Hill Hospital
- NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital
New York State
- New York Presbyterian Westchester (White Plains)
- White Plains Hospital (White Plains)
- Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. (White Plains)
- St. Joseph’s Medical Center (Yonkers)
Queens Hospitals
- Elmhurst Hospital Center
- Queens Hospital Center
- Gotham/Jackson Heights
- Gotham/Lefrak
- Gotham/Parsons
- Gotham/Ridgewood
- Gotham/Roosevelt
- Gotham/South Queens
- Gotham/Springfield Gardens
- Gotham/Woodside
- Cohens Children Medical Center
- Flushing Hospital Medical Center
- Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
- New York-Presbyterian/Queens
- TJH Medical Services
- New York-Presbyterian/Queens
- Mount Sinai Queens
- St John’s Episcopal Hospital at South Shore
- NU Health
Staten Island
- Seaview
- Gotham/vanderbilt
- Staten Island University Hospital
- Richmond University Medical Center
Talk to an Experienced Hospital Negligence Attorney in Long Island Today
If you are a victim of hospital negligence, you have to take legal action. Medical malpractice laws allow patients to seek compensation. However, doing it correctly requires legal assistance.
At Duffy & Duffy, our Long Island hospital negligence lawyers are skilled in the area and could help you navigate your medical malpractice case. Call us for a free consultation today.
Discuss Your Hospital Negligence Claim with a Long Island Attorney
When you are admitted to a hospital, you expect to be in safe hands. In reality, there are many things that can and too often do go wrong and could have been avoided. Our medical malpractice law firm specializes in helping clients who have endured pain and suffering due to many kinds of negligence.
We serve individuals throughout New York with the compassion and dedication that they deserve. Contact us online, or call (516) 394-4200 to speak with a New York hospital negligence attorney today.