I am very sorry to hear about your amputation, particularly in connection with so joyous an event as the birth of a child. Yes, you may be able to sue the hospital for your amputation. In order to sue a hospital, you must be able to prove that the hospital committed medical malpractice.
Medical malpractice has occurred if a health care professional breached a duty to his or her patient, and that breach caused an injury. In deciding whether a doctor breached his duty to a patient, courts typically consider whether the doctor provided the same standard of care as other doctors in the medical community. Normally, medical experts are involved who will look at the situation, what actions the doctor or hospital took, compare those actions with the actions of others in the same medical community, and determine whether negligence occurred.
If you contracted an infection in a hospital which resulted in the loss of your limbs, it’s likely that the hospital was negligent in some way. Hospital-acquired infections are becoming more prevalent, and unfortunately some of those infections are resistant to antibiotics.
If you have become an amputee because of a hospital’s negligent actions, call me, Conal Doyle, Los Angeles Amputee Attorney, at 310-385-0567. I am also an amputee as well as a personal injury attorney. I can help. Call today to learn more or to schedule your free consultation.