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Bad stuff happens, and it isn’t always someone’s fault 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Bad stuff happens, and it isn’t always someone’s fault

I have spent the last 36+ hours in hospital waiting rooms, the ICU and various stages of pre and post op care with a member of my family. (Thankfully she is doing well).  I have seen some extraordinary surgical care and most compassionate nursing care. I am also painfully aware of what COULD have happened…

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Lauren Ellerman named as Leader in the Law – Virginia Living Magazine 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Lauren Ellerman named as Leader in the Law – Virginia Living Magazine

Frith Ellerman & Davis partner Lauren Ellerman was one of three female attorneys chosen in the Commonwealth by Virginia Living Magazine to be featured as Women Leaders in the Law.  To learn more about Lauren, her practice, or the non-profit she started Turn the Page, Inc – visit her profile on our website www.frithlawfirm.com. 

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Screening Colonoscopies: Are there Risks? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

Screening Colonoscopies: Are there Risks?

No American between 40 and 80 is unaware of the recommendation for screening colonoscopies.  The American Cancer Society recommends that people at “average risk” of colorectal cancer start regular screening at age 45. This can be done either with a test that looks for signs of cancer in a person’s stool, or with an exam that…

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Late Diagnosis of Lung Cancer 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

Late Diagnosis of Lung Cancer

I want to share with you the facts of a very sad case recently reported in a legal journal.  A 58 year old male smoker underwent a routine physical, which included a chest x-ray.  The x-ray was interpreted as normal by a reviewing radiologist.  Three years later, the patient was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer. …

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Choosing Your Doctor: The Importance of Procedure Volume at a Given Healthcare Facility 150 150 Bo Frith
  • Bo Frith

Choosing Your Doctor: The Importance of Procedure Volume at a Given Healthcare Facility

One of the most important decisions a person can make is which doctor to trust with his or her medical care.  A recent blog post[1] on our website discusses factors to consider when selecting your doctor, including the number of times a doctor has performed the specific operation you will undergo.  If you are planning…

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How to Find a Good Doctor (in Virginia) 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

How to Find a Good Doctor (in Virginia)

I am sometimes amazed how people find and choose their doctors.  You do want a good and competent doctor don’t you?  Sometimes you have no options…you are admitted to the hospital with stomach pain, diagnosed with appendicitis and need emergency surgery.  In those cases you agree to take whichever general surgeon is offered by the…

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Medicaid – anything but simple in a Malpractice / Personal Injury case
Medicaid – anything but simple in a Malpractice / Personal Injury case 1024 768 Lauren Ellerman

Medicaid – anything but simple in a Malpractice / Personal Injury case

Everyone who calls our office and has a Virginia injury case (nursing home, medical malpractice, car accident, trucking accident etc.) is asked a serious of questions by our staff.  One of these questions is: DO YOU HAVE MEDICAID?  It is not that we discriminate against potential clients who qualify for Medicaid because of disability or…

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What to do when you are concerned a Virginia Nursing Home is providing bad or negligent care 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

What to do when you are concerned a Virginia Nursing Home is providing bad or negligent care

I get the following call with frequency: Caller: I am not sure whether you can help me. I’m not really interested in filing a lawsuit but I don’t know what else to do. My Mom is a resident at Virginia Nursing Home INC LLC and they don’t take good care of her. I usually inquire…

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Broker Protocol – always changing 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Broker Protocol – always changing

All – no surprise here, but a few of the big financial houses have decided they don’t like to share.  I know, shocking right? According to www.thinkadvisor.com  Morgan Stanley and 

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Leapfrog Report Cards for Local Hospitals 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

Leapfrog Report Cards for Local Hospitals

On Wednesday I shared a summary of Leapfrog’s report cards on several hospitals in the Roanoke and New River Valleys.  Here are the report cards published by the Leapfrog Group for two additional hospitals in our area of Virginia: 1.  Memorial Hospital of Martinsville received a “C.” Infection problems included higher than average instances of…

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How Safe are the New River and Roanoke Valley Hospitals? Leapfrog’s Study 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

How Safe are the New River and Roanoke Valley Hospitals? Leapfrog’s Study

We all want to know just how safe our local hospitals are don’t we?The Leapfrog Group is a nonprofit watchdog organization that serves as a voice for health care purchasers.  Leapfrog is the nation’s premier advocate of hospital transparency—collecting, analyzing and disseminating hospital data to inform patients (and others) about the quality of care they…

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Headlines highlight continuing problem of neglect 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Headlines highlight continuing problem of neglect

Some of my friends think I am on some kind of crusade, that I have taken on medical malpractice and nursing home neglect cases as a cause.  Maybe I have, but it’s with good reason.  If you doubt that, take a look at these two recent reports:   From The Roanoke Times: “Former medication aide…

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