Hospital Never Event Lawyer

Quite simply, a never event is a medical mistake that should never happen while being a patient at a hospital or medical facility.

Examples of hospital never events are:

  • surgery on the wrong body part
  • surgery performed on the wrong person
  • wrong surgical procedure performed on the patient
  • foreign object is retained the the patient after surgery
  • immediately post-operative death in a normal healthy patient
  • patient death or serious disability due to contaminated drugs or medical devices provided by the hospital
  • patient death or serious disability due to the improper use of a medical device
  • patient death or serious disability due to an air embolism
  • infant discharged to the wrong person
  • patient death or serious disability if a patient is lost for more than 4 hours
  • patient suicide or serious injury due to suicide attempt while in hospital care
  • patient death or serious disability associated with medication error
  • patient death or serious disability associated with hemolytic reaction due to the wrong blood type transfusion.
  • maternal death or serious disability during a low risk pregnancy
  • patient death or serious disability due to hypoglycemia onset while in hospital care
  • patient death or serious disability due to failure to treat jaundice in newborn babies
  • stage 4 pressure ulcers or bed sores
  • patient death or serious disability due to spinal manipulative therapy
  • patient death or serious disability due to electric shock while in hospital care
  • delivery and administration of the wrong gas (i.e. oxygen) to the patient that is incorrect, toxic or contaminated
  • patient death associated with a fall while in hospital care
  • patient death or serious disability due to restraints or railings while in hospital care
  • instance of care from someone impersonating a hospital professional at the hospital
  • abduction of a patient of any age
  • sexual assault on a patient within or on the hospital grounds
  • physical assault on a patient within or on the hospital grounds