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Whenever you go to a Pittsburgh medical professional for consultation or treatment, it is expected that the doctor, nurse, or physician will treat you with the top quality the medical profession demands. Medical malpractice is defined as a doctor's failure to exercise the degree of care and skill that a physician, surgeon, or any other medical professional would use under routine circumstances.

There are many different ways you or someone you know can be seriously injured as a result of medical malpractice. The following are several of the ways an individual can be injured or die due to medical malpractice:

• Surgical Malpractice
• Medication Errors
• Bacterial Infections
• Birth Injury
• Dental Malpractice
• Diagnosis Error
• Negligence
• Wrong Site Surgery
• Gastric Bypass Errors
• Dental Malpractice
• Breast Implant Malpractice
• Emergency Room Errors
• Elder Abuse / Nursing Home Neglect

	Program Payments for Medicare Beneficiar
	1The classification of counties into urban or rural groups is based on the list of metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) defined by the Office of Management and Budget. For the purpose of this table, a rural area of residence is defined as an MSA with fewer than 50,000 resident population.2The July 1 enrollment counts used to calculate fee-for-service program payments per enrollee do not include Medicare enrollees in managed care plans.| 3Excludes Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, in Pennsylvania Amount in Millions 8,672 Per Person Served 6,186 Per Enrollee2 5,733 Urban program payments Amount in Millions 7,317 Urban program Per Enrollee2 6,454 Urban program Per Person Served 5,963 Rural Program Amount in Millions 1,355 Rural Program Person Served 5,054 Rural Program Per Enrollee2 4,745 Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Information Services: Data from the Medicare Decision Support Access Facility; data development by the Office of Research, Development, and Information.

Medical Malpractice is a serious issue in Pittsburgh hospitals and is a leading cause of wrongful death. Over 225,000 people die from medical malpractice related injuries in a single year.

There are many other ways to experience debilitating personal injuries due to medical malpractice and the negligence of Pittsburgh doctors, nurses, or other medical professionals. You can contact us if you have any questions pertaining to wrongful deaths, personal injuries, or medical malpractice.

	Did You Know?
	Drug-switching practices happen and are very dangerous Another public-spirited drug giant, Merck, was forced to pay a settlement of $1.9 million to 17 states in 1995 for drug-switching practices involving its Medco subsidiary. Medco pharmacists, who had given excessively favorable treatment to Merck products, were thereafter required to reveal their Merck connection to their customers.

One of the most frequent causes of wrongful death in Pittsburgh is medical malpractice. Thousands die each year and this kind of wrongful death is not filed or goes unnoticed. Contact our Pittsburgh medical malpractice lawyers if you think a relative or someone you know in has died as a result of medical malpractice in Pittsburgh.

Please contact us if anyone you know has suffered from debilitating injuries due to medical malpractice in Pittsburgh.

The Law Firm of Lowenthal & Abrams has the experience and knowledge to help you settle your Pittsburgh medical malpractice issues. In addition, we have the expertise to assist you with other legal problems you may have, such as personal injury, wrongful death, birth injuries, and birth defects. Also, let us help you with your Pennsylvania disability claim and handle your work related injury issues! Visit the site at Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Lawyers.