Do You Know Your Hospital’s Safety Grade?

Posted on January 17, 2018 to

Personal Injury

Hospital Safety Attorney Serving D.C., Maryland, and Virginia Residents

All hospitals are graded based on health and safety, but how often do patients read the report cards of their local hospitals? If you read yours, you would know that no hospital in the D.C. area received an A grade. Worse, two hospitals were given F's. According to...

D.C.’s Public Hospital Fails to Report Critical Details on Patient’s Death

Posted on January 8, 2018 to

Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect

Nursing Home Negligence Attorneys Serving Clients in the D.C. Area

The D.C.'s only public hospital has failed to provide critical details about a patient that died in their nursing home this past August. The report, which was created by the D.C. Department of Health, did not have information about the 47-year old man's experience that...

Leapfrog Group Releases 2017 Hospital Survey Results

Posted on November 6, 2017 to

Firm News

Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit that describes itself as the "nation's premier advocate of hospital transparency" just released its 2017 hospital survey results. You can check the results for your local hospitals by going to http://www.leapfroggroup.org/compare-hospitals. NBC Washington compared the grades given to various local hospitals. Unfortunately, two hospitals in the District were given failing...

Howard University Hospital Showing Signs of Serious Crisis

Posted on April 3, 2017 to

Medical Malpractice

Malpractice Attorneys Serving Victims of Hospital Errors and Injuries throughout Washington D.C.

Initially, when Howard University Hospital opened its doors in 1862, it was notorious for its prestigious doctors and excellent care offered to people from all walks of life. However, the past ten years have brought dramatic changes to the facility. Not only is the...