Negligence in Hospitals

Taryn Gallagher

What is Malpractice?• Physician malpractice• Nursing malpractice• Hospital’s own negligence

Death by Doctors• 1999 “To Err is Human” – Institute of Medicine

o 98,000 deaths per year

• 2013 Journal of Patient Safetyo 210,000 - 440,000 deaths each yearo 3rd leading cause of death in the US

Cases and the Media• Libby Zion

o Father’s reaction: “Stop the Killings in Hospitals”

• John Jameso Father’s reaction: A Sea of Broken Hearts

A Hospital’s Response• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjsvCe1vpiw

Analyzing the Response

• Praises doctors for modern medicine • Criticizes doctors for extremely preventable

mistakes• Produced by medical students• Still a form of advertisement

o Visually interestingo Music in background o Offers a message of hope

Works Cited• http://

www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/09/20/224507654/how-many-die-from-medical-mistakes-in-u-s-hospitals

• http://www.medicalmalpractice.com/resources/medical-malpractice/medical-negligence-lawsuits/hospital-negligence-cases.htm

• http://patientsafetyamerica.com/a-sea-of-broken-hearts/• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjsvCe1vpiw