Minnesota Hospital Medication Errors

Medication Errors account for hundreds of injuries and deaths each year in Minnesota, including 180 at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, Minnesota. If you have been injured or a family member has died as a result of a medication error, call a medical malpractice lawyer at Pritzker | Olsen, P.A.: 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free).

The law firm of Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. represents people injured by medication errors/malpracice and families of people who have died as a result of a medication error. Minnesota medical malpractice lawyer Fred Pritzker has over 30 years of experience and has recovered millions for injury victims and their families. In recognition of his achievements, he has been named a “Minnesota Top 100 Super Lawyer” and was selected by other lawyers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. To contact a lawyer at Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. regarding a Rice Memorial Hospital medication error, including wrong medication (drug), wrong dose, or missed dose, please call toll free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm’s online consultation form.

Medication Errors (Medical Malpractice) at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, Minnesota
Rice Lake Memorial Hospital was responsible for at least 180 medication errors in 2006. According to Rice Lake Memorial Hospital data for 2006:

Medication errors were the most frequent patient safety issue, accounting for half of all errors reported.
Overall, missed doses accounted for the most frequent type of medication error.
Transcription was an issue in many medication errors.
3.9 percent of the medication errors that were reported last year resulted in harm to a patient.

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