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Emergency Room Staffing in Virginia Hospitals 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Emergency Room Staffing in Virginia Hospitals

Somewhat fictionalized deposition transcript of an emergency room physician in Virginia: Question: Doctor, how long have you worked in the emergency department at Virginia Mountain Hospital? Answer: 1 year. Question: Are you an employee of the hospital? Answer: No. Question: Who is your employer? Answer: I’m not entirely sure. Question: Who signs your paychecks? Answer:…

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All Virginia Doctors (Nurses, Counselors, Social Workers,) need to know about Non Competes before and after July 1, 2026 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

All Virginia Doctors (Nurses, Counselors, Social Workers,) need to know about Non Competes before and after July 1, 2026

I, Lauren Ellerman, can tell the future: For years I have been telling the medical providers who hire me to review their Virginia employment contracts and non-compete agreements “In your professional lifetime, you will likely see the law on non-competes change in Virginia.” I then explain how non-competes are political. The more the state leans…

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Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants

You’re seeing a new kind of healthcare worker almost everywhere these days. They’re at your family doctor’s office, at urgent care, and in hospitals. But here’s what most people don’t realize: these workers are not trained nearly as well as real doctors. A doctor spends four years at medical school and then several more years…

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BYE BYE NON COMPETES FOR VIRGINIA DOCTORS, PAs & NPs SUMMER OF 2026
BYE BYE NON COMPETES FOR VIRGINIA DOCTORS, PAs & NPs SUMMER OF 2026 262 192 Lauren Ellerman

BYE BYE NON COMPETES FOR VIRGINIA DOCTORS, PAs & NPs SUMMER OF 2026

Virginia law is going to change this July on non-competes for doctors.

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Medical Care: Is it Getting Better or Getting Worse?
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Medical Care: Is it Getting Better or Getting Worse? 1200 800 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

Medical Care: Is it Getting Better or Getting Worse?

I spend most of my time representing people who have been harmed by medical malpractice. These cases involve many types of serious errors, including botched gallbladder surgeries, spinal fusions that leave patients permanently paralyzed, and poor care in emergency rooms that results in death. My two law partners and I have seen just about every…

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How to change a broken long term care system, through political action
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How to change a broken long term care system, through political action 1200 800 Lauren Ellerman

How to change a broken long term care system, through political action

If Virginians agree that their loved ones deserve to receive the care they have been promised in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, and we all know from collective experience that in many many facilities that is not happening, what can we do about it? Let’s start by considering what happens to a bad driver…

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Why Nursing Home Care is political
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Why Nursing Home Care is political 1200 800 Lauren Ellerman

Why Nursing Home Care is political

I wish I could fix the long term care crisis. I wish patients would get the care they have been promised; that their physical and emotional needs would be met, and that their families could rely on facilities who say adequate care will be provided. I wish I could magically wave a wand, or file…

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Why health care trauma (Medical Malpractice) feels like a hundred tiny funerals
Why health care trauma (Medical Malpractice) feels like a hundred tiny funerals 1912 2560 Lauren Ellerman

Why health care trauma (Medical Malpractice) feels like a hundred tiny funerals

Lauren here.  I am the lawyer in our office who likes to talk about feelings, and engage people about the hard stuff that motivates them to call our office, which is often loss and grief. Why would I do that? Why would I enjoy talking about loss and hardship with strangers, other lawyers? Well, because…

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Why So Few Lawyers Will Take Your Medical Malpractice Case
Why So Few Lawyers Will Take Your Medical Malpractice Case 512 512 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

Why So Few Lawyers Will Take Your Medical Malpractice Case

Have you ever tried to find a lawyer for a medical malpractice case? If so, you’ve probably discovered something frustrating: most attorneys won’t take these cases. In fact, you might have called dozens of law firms only to hear “no” again and again. This isn’t because lawyers don’t care about victims of medical negligence. The…

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The Five Most Risky Surgical Procedures
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The Five Most Risky Surgical Procedures 1200 800 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

The Five Most Risky Surgical Procedures

I’m often asked what surgical cases we see repeatedly. I reviewed our case files and created this list: Cardiac Surgery – Includes bypass surgery and valve replacements. These involve delicate heart work. Errors like improper monitoring or instrument misplacement can cause severe complications. These include heart failure or stroke. Neurosurgery – Brain or spinal cord…

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Landmark Virginia Whistleblower Case: Jury Rules Against ER Doctor in Roanoke
Landmark Virginia Whistleblower Case: Jury Rules Against ER Doctor in Roanoke 1472 832 Bo Frith
  • Bo Frith

Landmark Virginia Whistleblower Case: Jury Rules Against ER Doctor in Roanoke

At Frith & Ellerman Law Firm, we closely monitor significant whistleblower and employment law cases in Virginia, particularly those setting precedent under newly established statutes. A recent verdict in Roanoke County has important implications for healthcare whistleblowers throughout the Commonwealth. First Trial Under Virginia’s New Whistleblower Law Ends With Defense Verdict In what is believed…

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