Hospital Infections
Every year, the methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria infects about 880,000 patients. Hospital infections caused by all different  kinds of bacteria will sicken millions each year.
Even though your local hospital might say that their infection rate is within industry norms, we have learned that hospital infections are preventable and the only acceptable infection rate is zero. Hospital infections are preventable by implementing procedures involving rigorous hygiene, thereby saving countless lives.
Medicare has termed certain infections following surgeries and catheter insertions "never" events. As of October of 2008, Medicare has stopped reimbursing hospitals for treatment of these infections and hospitals will be barred from billing patients for what Medicare doesn't pay. These are known as "Hospital Acquired Conditions" or HAC and include such conditions as catheter associated urinary tract infection, surgical site infection following bariatric surgery for obesity, mediastinitus following coronary bypass graft. Also included are surgical site infections following certain orthopedic procedures such as spine, neck shoulder and elbow.
Doctors have known for years that hospital personnel can unknowingly spread infections by carrying germs from bed to bed and ward to ward. By employing methods of active detection and isolation, the spread of such bacteria is entirely preventable.
If you or a loved one has been seriously or fatally injured due to an infection following a hospital stay, surgery, or other medical procedure, you may be entitled to compensation. We want to hear from you. Please contact one of our attorneys at 800-822-5667 or complete the following form for a no cost consultation.
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