What violations took place? Went to hospital chief complaint of sharp pain in lower left side. Dr. said it could be kidney stone. Spent 7 hours at hospital, was given urine test, chest X-ray, and HIV test, which I had agreed to have tested when first admitted upon the assumption that I was going to be getting blood work anyway. Told tests were normal, given Xanax and a shot for the pain, sent home with someone else's prescription, blood test results, and discharge paperwork. I was then called by my nurse and asked to drive back to the hospital and return the paperwork. He handed me my paperwork, I left, then realized I was never given MY test results. I am worried that someone else was given my results since I also was given the wrong person's information. I also do not feel that an upper chest X-ray could diagnose any lower back problems. Although they took my blood and tested for HIV they did not perform any other blood work. I found out later that my urine test was abnormal.
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Medical Malpractice Lawsuits have two parts. Part one, was there a deviation from the appropriate minimal standard of care. Part two, what damages were cause by that deviation. In the absence of part two, part one is not likely to get a very careful review by any lawyer you approach. If you really want to find out what they did wrong, and are not very interested in a lawsuit then you should file a complaint with the NYS Department of Health. Their website have a form that you can complete to do this.
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