The New York Times reported today on a new play, titled “Love Alone“, about a fatal surgical medical mistake, and how it affected the family of the deceased victim, and the doctor who blew it. Although I haven’t seen the play (yet), the story line rings true to how medical malpractice spins its ugly web. Here’s how:
At first, the family does not know a medical error was responsible for their loved one’s death, and, of course, no one at the hospital tells them. This sure rings true!
Then the daughter, who finds it odd that her mother died during such a routine surgical procedure, gets a hold of the intraoperative report, which, strangely, is missing pages. This rings true, too. Just ask any New York medical malpractice lawyer about the kinds of strange erasures and missing pages that show up in some medical records.