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A lot of hospitals across the country push their physicians to be as efficient as they possibly can in the hopes of fattening their bottom line. To this end, the practice of overlapping surgeries has become commonplace, which refers to a surgeon scheduling two surgeries with overlapping timelines in order to finish the critical aspects of one surgery before leaving secondary surgery to another physician and moving on to the next surgery. Not only is this practice questionable in terms of ethics, it can also be very dangerous as has been seen in the thousands of cases where individuals have suffered health complications due to the surgeon leaving another doctor who may not do a great job at completing the surgery. Surgeries such as spinal cord surgery, gastrointestinal surgery and coronary bypass surgery require the full attention of the primary surgeon, since anything can go wrong at any time. To this end, if you or a loved one suffered health complications or damage due to your surgeon booking you on an overlapping surgery schedule, you’re well within your rights to file a lawsuit to recover money damages and seek closure, and we’re here to help with that.

Are you looking for an overlapping surgeries medical malpractice lawsuit attorney? Please call our experienced medical malpractice lawyers NOW at (773) 825-3651 for your 100% FREE legal consultation. Our surgery malpractice attorneys have over 90 YEARS of combined legal experience helping individuals just like you get the justice and compensation they deserve. What sets us apart is our extensive litigation experience, which means we will get you much more in compensation if we deem the case to be fit for court compared to insurance negotiations, experience that most medical malpractice law firms do not have. On top of the fact that we have a bilingual staff (hablamos Espanol), we also take on cases on contingency fee basis, which simply means that there are NO UPFRONT FEES for all cases accepted, as cases are processed and compensation recovered after which we levy our fees. Regardless of where you are in the country, if you suffered injury and complications as a result of overlapping surgeries, call us NOW at (773) 825-3651 to learn more about your legal options – the call is ABSOLUTELY FREE!

Risks Associated With Overlapping Surgeries

One of the major issues associated with overlapping surgeries is the fact that patients that are affected sometimes are not provided with the opportunity to either consent to or reject the proposal. This lack of informed consent in and of itself may constitute medical malpractice. In addition, because the surgeon’s attention is divided, they are more likely to make medical mistakes due to distraction. In addition, the other physician left to finalize non-critical aspects of the surgery may not have the required medical clearance, certification or experience to do a satisfactory job.

Overlapping Surgery Malpractice Help – Call Us NOW!

If you were harmed by the negligent actions of a surgeon that put profits before your life, you have   every right to be compensated. Please call us NOW at (773) 825-3651 to learn more about the types of money damages you can recover. Thanks, and we look forward to helping you.