Q: Can I sue a hospital and a clinic for medical malpractice in CA?
I suffered a brain hemorrhage 3 months ago. I went to my local Doctor and saw his Physician Assistant and informed him I had a tremendous amount of head pain, eye pain and flu like symptoms. He told me that I more than likely had food poisoning, despite me telling him I had just been clearer for that. Put me on Antibiotics and sent me away. The pain continued so I went to a local hospital and told the intake nurse my symptoms, she chuckled and told me if I felt the way I described it would not be possible to have a conversation with her, after 3 hours waiting the pain was too much so I went home. The next day it persisted went to a different hospital they decided to do a ct scan and BOOM!!! They discovered I was bleeding in my brain. Now I am neurologically toast, can I sue?
A: I don't think you would be able to prove any damages. The PA and the intake nurse may have misdiagnosed your condition, but you were properly diagnosed the next day. Was the condition made worse by the one day wait?
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