When you go to a hospital, you expect to heal and then move on with your life. However, if something goes wrong, many patients assume that it must be a doctor’s mistake. The reality can be more complicated. Hospitals can be responsible for serious injuries. Hospital negligence, when the facility, not the doctor, is to blame, occurs when the facility fails in its duties, whether through unsafe conditions, poor staffing, or lax oversight, and patients pay the price.
If you or a loved one were harmed in a hospital setting, the cause may trace back to how the facility was managed, not the individual medical providers. At Soloff & Zervanos, P.C., we know how overwhelming it may be to face both a health issue and questions about accountability. Our role is to investigate what went wrong and to guide you through your legal options for holding hospitals liable.
Hospitals operate as complex systems. Administrators hire staff, set policies, and maintain equipment. If those systems break down, patients can be exposed to risks that even a skilled doctor may not be able to overcome.
Examples of hospital liability include:
These failures are different from a medical error. They may reflect a pattern of neglect that endangers every patient who relies on the facility.
The damage from negligent hospital practices may be severe. Patients may suffer infections, falls, or complications that prolong recovery or create permanent health issues. Something as simple as a failure to disinfect surgical tools can trigger a chain reaction of harm.
Consider a patient who presses a call button that goes unanswered for hours due to staffing shortages, or someone who contracts pneumonia because the hospital cut corners on cleaning protocols. These are not isolated events. They are preventable and tied directly to how the hospital operates.
At our firm, we look closely at the policies and decisions behind these incidents. By connecting your injuries to systemic failures, we can expose the broader negligence and demand accountability.
Bringing a claim against a hospital is not the same as suing a doctor. It requires showing that the facility failed to provide safe and reasonable care, and that failure caused the harm. Building this type of case often involves:
This process can be complicated. However, with the right evidence, hospitals can and should be held responsible. Our attorneys have the resources and experience to take on these cases, even when large healthcare systems are involved.
Hospitals and their insurance companies do not make hospital negligence cases easy. They often try to shift the blame onto doctors or argue that a poor outcome was unavoidable. Without legal support, patients may feel powerless.
We make sure you are not left to fight that battle alone. At Soloff & Zervanos, P.C., we take the time to listen, gather the facts, and build a strategy that protects your future. If a facility’s failures harmed you, there are ways to seek justice and financial recovery.
Contact our team today to learn how one of our Philadelphia hospital negligence lawyers can help you move forward.
