So is this a good reason to sue for the hospital for so something and if so what?

[garwyli91]

I know this is a touchy subject with a lot of people but I believe I have a serious case. I need to know if I can sue the hospital for making my dad suffer for a whole night unnecessarily. Last night my dad got to his room in the hospital after having a dialysis treatment, which he was unable to complete because he started to feel bad. Later he kept complaining that he couldn't breath, and the nurse saw him and didn't do anything. Later he started crying and yelping and gasping for air and yet the nurse did nothing but check his vitals and found out everything was okay. We asked for a doctor one came and check him with his stethoscope and left, this occurred around midnight.

As time went on my dad kept yelping and crying and pleading for help, yet still no help, the nurse just assumed he was dying and did nothing. In the morning they found him unconscious we spent the whole night with him asking for help but they told us to wait until morning. Morning finally came and he was rushed to ICU, where he regained consciousness for a while and is currently on semi life support. He seems okay now, but would have been fine if they did something last night about his inability to breath, but they refused to because his vitals seemed okay.

This hospital seems to be treating my dad as if he were on hospice instead of in treatment like he is...

Is there a way to sue them for negligence or medical malpractice (the doctor did nothing in the last night when he should have called rapid response and have him in ICU so that he didn't have to suffer all the night, the nurse should have done the same thing but everyone just sat there and watched him cry for help). Once he gets better we will get him out of this hospital and to another for better treatment, we need to prevent this from happening again at this hospital, they treat everyone the same.

Thank You for all your help

[chay]

I agree that you should take care of your dad first and then worry as to whether or not to sue. However, medical malpractice is a very serious thing and you should def keep good records and make sure that your dad recieves the care he needs. What state are you in? (if it comes to this) Most medical malpractice lawyers will offer a free consult to see if you have a case. Get their opinion. I will offer the link of some great lawyers in FL. Best of luck for your dad.

[norwyn]

Thanks, anyways I wanted to comment ever since my dad was diagnosed with cancer no one had any respect for him or his life, they threaten him with leaving the hospital and finally he had a heart attack in the very hospital and they refused to rush him to treat it, he got really weak following that.

[chason62]

Now 2 weeks after he had his heart attack he is now nearing death, all of this could have been prevented but since the hospital had no respect for his life due to his condition they let him die. Even though most my not agree a I still believe a lawsuit would be perfect for this situation.

[jamilah38]

This hospital wasn't free, we paid doctors to help him, we hired them essentially like all hospital in the U.S. He should have been taken care of not just check on an run away from the room (some doctors didn't allow me to ask them questions and came to the room chatting on their phones and ignoring

[gabrielo19]

personally, I believe my dad received some of the worst treatment, some doctors were great but many where awful, my dad suffered because of it, and we had to pay them to torture him, I believe we deserve this money back due to the facts involve. In addition, I just hope this hospital learned it's

[newyddilyn60]

lesson, however, since the complaint was barely heard they will continue their incompetent ways, and surely more will suffer. Many people on the internet have complained about this hospital, yet no one can do anything about it because of their immense legal power, because people assume no one should

[tahmelapachme33]

should have the right to sue a hospital, because it is wrong. I personally would agree and do so to some extent, however, hospitals like this run a business first of all and if you can't pay you die. In this case I believe that you should be able to sue especially when someone disregard your rights

[jorel]

Especially your right to live. Anyways what was done cannot be undone, so I just hope some of you just understand that things should not continue like this in health care, especially when the price is so high unnecessarily. I will do all in my power to not pay for some of the lazy doctors...

[madison86]

who oversaw my dad, I hope all of you do your part as well. Take care, and don't be brainwashed by the masses.