Hospital-acquired infections: Hard to sue

November 26, 2006

Lawyers are withdrawing from these cases, citing a lack of evidence and patient misinterpretation:

Hospital officials said they sympathize with patients but believe misunderstandings might have given the impression of a cleanliness problem. For example, Thompson said one client complained that nurses weren’t washing their hands, and were instead using a sort of “mousse” — which actually was a hand sanitizer.

(via Dr. Wes)





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