Emergency Room Physicians Most Likely to be Sued
According to the Physicians Insurers Association of America, Emergency Department doctors are among the most likely groups of medical professionals to be sued for medical negligence. Other “at risk” groups include obstetricians, surgeons and internists. Given the high-pressure surroundings of an emergency room, it is unsurprising that doctors make mistakes, but when they do the results can be devastating. Earlier the month, a jury in South Carolina awarded $3 million to the family of a patient who died after receiving treatment at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in 2002. The woman, who had been diagnosed with kidney stones, went into septic shock and died after physicians underestimated the seriousness of her condition.
