Death of young man resulting from a failure to diagnose a heart attack.

A man went to his doctor, part of a large hospital, with chest pain. The doctor ignored the warning signs and symptoms of a heart attack, sent him home to be checked out in a week, and the man died the next day.

His family received a confidential settlement after filing a medical malpractice case in teh District of Columbia.

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PATIENT SAFETY RULES

Every hospital, HMO and doctor's office is supposed to follow basic patient safety rules.

Like all of us - bus drivers, accountants, construction workers, lawyers, we all have rules to follow. And nurses, doctors, hospital techs, specialists, consultants are no different. Everyone in healthcare has rules to follow - rules that are in place to keep patients safe.

So if you think someone you know was seriously injured because someone in healthcare didn't follow the rules, or a hospital didn't have a system to make sure the right thing was done, call us or send us a confidential email. We'll give you as much information as we can about preventable medical mistakes in D.C., Maryland or Virginia and holding the healthcare system accountable for breaking the rules.