Why Filing a Complaint With NYS Dept. of Health Is Not the Same as Filin...

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There are some who believe that if the New York State Department of Health determines that there was wrongdoing, that means they will get money for their injuries by the Dept. of Health.

Filing a complaint with the New York State Department of Health is not the same thing as filing a lawsuit. Filing a complaint simply triggers an investigation by the Department of Health.

The only way for you to obtain money for your injuries is to file a lawsuit. Once you have brought a lawsuit, the only way to get money for your injuries is If you are successful in your lawsuit.

When the Department of Health does an investigation to determine whether treatment was appropriate, if they find that the treatment was not appropriate, they issue a statement of deficiencies. That itemizes and details exactly where the hospital staff went wrong. The hospital is then required to prepare a plan of correction in order to fix those deficiencies.

The goal is to prevent this type of improper medical care from occurring again.

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Here's a cardiac malpractice case where I was able to achieve a $6 million dollar settlement for my client.

Here's a foot surgery case where a Westchester, NY jury awarded my client $1.55 million dollars for her pain and suffering.

To learn more about how medical malpractice cases work in the state of New York, I encourage you to explore my educational website.

If you have legal questions, I invite you to pick up the phone and call me at 516-487-8207 or by email at lawmed10@yahoo.com. This is what I do every day and I'd be happy to chat with you.

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