Malpractice defined as blame on all sides by hospital chief
West Chester Pennsylvania Dr. Jack Bocher says lawyers courts and patients share blame for high malpractice insurance rates. He cites open claims in Philadelphia area and recalls a suit over a failed leg operation while noting long statutes of limitations can delay suits.
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Chester County Hospital
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Desert doctors halt elective surgeries over malpractice issue
In Victorville and Apple Valley, 28 doctors at Victor Valley Hospital and St Marys Desert Valley Hospital halt elective surgeries until malpractice insurance reforms are solved. Dr William Thomas says anesthesiologists bear the brunt and Legislature changes fail to address the core problem.
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Victor Valley Hospital
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