Q: My father was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and died about 6 months later. He wasn’t feeling well and went to
The hospital during Covid. The doctors refused to see him until he was cleared from having Covid. He died the first night he was there without seeing anyone. I feel as though he never had a chance to survive. Is there any legal action I can take?
A: I'm very sorry for the loss of your father. Unfortunately, admissions and other activities involving hospitals during the height of the pandemic became unraveled in some ways. The standard applied would be whether there was a departure from an acceptable standard of medical care. Making that determination often involves a consult and possible review of medical records. It looks like considerable time may have elapsed here. One option could be to reach out to law firms to try to arrange a free consult, the first order of business being to look into the timeliness of the matter. Good luck
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Malpractice is where the doctors act below the standard of care. Another doctor would have to evaluate the facts to determine if they acted below the standard of care.
Additionally, an attorney would have to determine if the amount of a potential recovery warrants a lawsuit considering the nature of medical malpractice cases.
Finally, there are strict deadlines within which a lawsuit must be filed.
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