Hospitals in Oregon and southwestern Washington have a legal responsibility to ensure the nurses and medical technicians on staff are licensed and qualified to provide the highest levels of medical care. Unfortunately, hospitals often find it expedient to reduce staff to a bare minimum, or hire nurses who are less experienced. When mistakes happen because of a nurse error or administration mistake, the patient suffers.
Oregon Nursing Negligence Lawyers
If you were injured because of an error made by a nurse providing medical care during your hospital visit in Oregon or southwestern Washington, talk to a medical malpractice litigation attorney at Miller & Wagner, in Portland. We know the legal issues related to hospital liability and nurse errors and work with specialists to investigate to determine whether you have a strong case for recovering compensation for your injuries.
We have experience representing plaintiffs who have suffered injuries caused by nurse and hospital administration negligence, including:
- Infections, staph infection, unsanitary conditions
- Medication errors
- Nutrition errors, malnutrition, dehydration
- Medical chart errors
Injuries suffered by people in a hospital under a nurse’s care are an indication of carelessness, negligence or inexperience. We present negligence claims against hospitals or home health care providers that employ nurses who do not meet the standard of training and discipline required of the state licensing boards.
From our offices in Portland, our medical malpractice trial attorneys represent plaintiffs in medical negligence claims against physicians and health care providers throughout Oregon and Washington. For your convenience, we have a satellite office in Pacific City.