Hospital-Acquired Infections and Preventable Patient Harm: When Does a New York Infection Become Medical Malpractice?
About 1 in 38 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection on any given day, according to the CDC. But an infection acquired during hospitalization does not automatically establish medical malpractice. In New York, liability generally requires proof that a hospital, physician, nurse, or other provider departed from accepted...
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