Hospitals That Administer Too Much Healthcare Could Be Liable Too

In the experiences of a personal injury lawyer, there aren't many cases in which a hospital worked too hard for its patients, but that's the case being brought against Lawnwood Regional Medical Center in Fort Pierce, Florida.

As usual, this story is still developing, and details have not yet been made public. What we do know is that an investigation is ongoing, and that the US Attorney has according to the company, “requested information on reviews assessing the medical necessity of interventional cardiology services [they provided]." In other words, they may have been performing preventative cardiac procedures for patients who did not need them at all.

We go into hospitals with a certain sense of trust. First and foremost we trust that we'll be cared for, but next, we trust that they're not wasting our time and (perhaps more importantly) our money. It's being claimed that this hospital did just that, which is a serious breach. Any personal injury lawyer in Los Angeles would certainly agree.

It's also a great example of an individual bringing the power of the justice system to bear against a huge corporation (parent corporation HCA). Patients who were victims of this alleged treatment are expected to sue, and rightfully so. If the courts decide that this was fraud, or that patients' health was jeopardized, that would be highly appropriate.

Whatever similar abuses of trust may be occurring in Los Angeles these days remain to be discovered. However, if you suspect anything like this happening at a healthcare provider, your first call should be a Los Angeles personal injury attorney.