Medical Malpractice

• Midwives in Virginia: Part Two

  Dan Frith | February 04, 2009 11:45 AM | 17 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Yesterday I wrote a blog on midwives in Virginia...and boy did I raise some eyebrows! I do appreciate my readers' comments and, although I cannot respond to everyone, I do want to follow up on my...

• Midwives in Virginia: A Bad Idea

  Dan Frith | February 03, 2009 10:57 AM | 25 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Virginia is seeing an explosion in the number of midwives....and this is a bad trend! I see many complicated deliveries where a fetus becomes entangled in the umbilical cord or caught in the birth...

• What Happens When Damages Exceed the Cap in Medical Malpractice Cases

  Dan Frith | January 28, 2009 9:31 AM | 2 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I practice law in Virginia...a beautiful state with much to offer...unless you are the victim of a serious medical error which renders you a quadriplegic...or comatose for life...or incapable of...

• Is Your Surgeon a "Temp"?

  Dan Frith | January 15, 2009 6:00 AM | 2 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Yes...I am afraid this is a serious question. It appears that many hospitals have decided to meet the need for general surgeons by hiring temporary surgeons to work a day or two or maybe a week. I...

• Be an Informed Consumer of Health Care

  Dan Frith | January 14, 2009 10:11 AM | 1 CommentRoanoke, VA

  Information is power. I don't know who first said it, but this little 3 word sentence packs a wallop! Nowhere in our lives is information more important than when it comes to making health care...

• Emergency Rooms are Disasters

  Dan Frith | December 10, 2008 2:31 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Don't take my word for it...take the word of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). The annual report card by the ACEP gave the nation a D- grade for Americans’ access to...

• Mental Patient's Death Results in Firings

  Dan Frith | November 25, 2008 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  North Carolina (Raleigh) officials said Wednesday that they fired three Cherry Hospital employees and disciplined others after the death of a mental patient who went without food, water and care for...

• Medical Information and Privacy

  Dan Frith | November 12, 2008 1:59 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I received a telephone call the other day from a woman whose adult mother was in the hospital. The woman is a single (working) mother and had just been told by her mother's nurse that she (the...

• U.S. Hospitals Record Record Profits in 2007

  Dan Frith | November 07, 2008 2:49 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  The next time you are in a conversation about the reasonableness of hospital bills...throw out the number $43 billion. That's right... $43 billion is the amount of profit made by American hospitals...

• Seniors - Get Your Flu Shots!

  Dan Frith | November 04, 2008 6:33 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  It's that time of year again...flu season! And seniors are especially at risk for complications from the flu. Don't believe me, well how about these facts: 5-20% of the U.S. population...