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Hospital Understaffing

Employees at medical facilities have a responsibility to offer an appropriate level of care to patients who are seeking treatment. For some patients, this can mean a quick check-up with a family doctor or a brief consultation for a new pharmaceutical treatment. However, for those with conditions that require substantial attention and treatment, this means that a hospital needs to provide careful monitoring from doctors and nurses. Failure to appropriately staff a hospital to attend to patients can prove extremely dangerous.

For a free consultation regarding your rights and options if a mismanaged hospital or other medical facility has led to the worsening of your health condition, contact the New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers of Levinson Axelrod, P.A., by calling 800-346-5529.

Consequences of Improper Hospital Staffing

When a hospital cannot provide adequate staff members to properly address patient care, the results can be increased sickness and injury rates for those patients, or even loss of life. In particular, some hospitals simply do not hire enough nurses to attend to patients on a regular basis.

According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a branch of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, several major health concerns are worsened, lowering positive patient outcomes, with a lack of registered nurses on call. These health concerns include the following:

  • Shock
  • Heart attack
  • Urinary tract infections
  • Pneumonia
  • Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
  • Ability to recover from a surgical complication

It is imperative for the health and safety of patients that hospitals maintain an appropriately and effectively sized staff. Failure to do so may increase the chance for serious health complications and deteriorate overall hospital health standards.

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Hospitals are meant to be places where the sick and injured can go to heal. If they are poorly staffed, however, hospitals may be liable for the further suffering of their patients. To learn more about your legal options if you or someone you love has been mistreated as a result of an understaffed hospital, contact the New Jersey medical malpractice attorneys of Levinson Axelrod, P.A., at 800-346-5529 today.