Health care providers have an obligation to their patients to provide proper health care. Many patients place a tremendous amount of trust in their health care providers to treat them with care, … [Read more...]
Wrongful Diagnosis
Wrong Diagnosis Medical misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis do occur occasionally and our justice system has adopted laws to hold negligent professionals accountable. Wrongful diagnosis of a medical … [Read more...]
Wrong Treatment
Wrong Treatment Sometimes treatment errors occur as a result of wrong diagnoses, wrong treatments, poor communication, or for other reasons. Most hospitals take wrong treatments very seriously and … [Read more...]
Surgical Errors
Surgical Errors Every year in Canada, surgical errors happen that could and should have been avoided. Laws in Ontario protect patients in situations such as this. The wronged patient has te right to … [Read more...]
Medication Errors
Medication Errors Medication errors are a serious threat to patient safety in both hospitals and pharmacies. Many hospitals take proactive measures to prevent errors from happening by introducing … [Read more...]
Hospital Errors
While most hospitals have made patient safety a priority - there are instances when hospital errors occur resulting in infections, mistakes, injury and even death. A National Post inquiry on January … [Read more...]