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Hospitals Failing To Protect Patients From Drug-Induced Bacteria | DC Metro Area Medical Malpractice Law Blog

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Posted by: Salvatore J. Zambri, founding member and senior attorney

It is commonly acknowledged that hospitals should do all they can to protect patients from drug-resistant bacteria.  But far too many hospitals are not, leading to serious injuries, and even death of patients.

The Las Vegas Sun (8/8) editorialized that recently published articles detailing patients’ experiences with “lethal drug-resistant bacteria during” their hospital stays “should serve as a wake-up call to those medical facilities that more needs to be done to improve patient safety.” Between 2008 and 2009, the “rate of patients who contracted the contagious bacteria known in shorthand as MRSA rose by 34 percent in area hospitals,” even though some hospitals have “said they adhere to national standards intended to prevent the spread of bacteria among patients.” But, “this is troubling, because it tells us either that the national standards are deficient or that hospitals have not been as careful as they say they have been.”

Hospital-induced MRSA infections are all-too-common and can be prevented by creating a sanitary environment by washing hands, wearing clean clothing, and by taking other steps to protect patients.

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Mr. Zambri is a Board-Certified Civil Trial Attorney and Past-President of the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. He has been acknowledged by Washingtonian magazine as a “Big Gun” and among the “top 1%” of all of the more than 80,000 lawyers in the Washington metropolitan area. The magazine also acknowledged him as “one of Washington’s best–most honest and effective lawyers” who specializes in medical malpractice matters, product liability claims, and serious automobile accident claims. Mr. Zambri was recently (2011 edition) acknowledged as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” by Best Lawyers, and has also been repeatedly named a “Super Lawyer” by Law and Politics magazine (2010)–a national publication that honors the top lawyers in the country.

Mr. Zambri is regularly asked to present seminars to lawyers and doctors, as well as both medical and law students concerning medication errors, medical malpractice litigation, and safety improvements.

If you have any questions about your legal rights, please email Mr. Zambri at [email protected] or call him at 202-822-1899.

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