YES – if the person who was physically injured by the Army doctor, midwife or nurse was a military dependent, or retired military at the time of the Army malpractice you can file a claim to get compensation for your injuries.
YES- a recent comprehensive study published in the New York Times of the 54 military hospitals in the United States and overseas that provide inpatient services, showed that many compare poorly to leading civilian hospitals on measures of safety in maternity care. Those Army hospitals with high rates of birth injuries included:
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington; Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, Maryland; Tripler Army Medical Center Honolulu, Hawaii; Womack Army Medical Center; Ft. Bragg, North Carolina; Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Ft. Hood, Texas; Martin Army Community Hospital Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Belvoir Community Hospital Ft. Belvoir, Virginia; Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Landstuhl, Germany; Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Irwin Army Community Hospital Fort, Riley, Kansas; Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital Fort Polk, Louisiana; and Bassett Army Community Hospital Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
Another study showed that the Army’s largest hospitals performed worse that established benchmarks for things such as infections and improperly done procedures. Army hospitals found to have high rates of surgical complications included:
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, Washington; Womack Army Medical Center Ft. Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Belvoir Community Hospital Ft. Belvoir, Virginia; and Evans Army Community Hospital, Ft. Carson, Colorado.
The rules are different when suing the Army for malpractice than if you were suing a civilian doctor. For example, you must first file an administrative claim (an SF95), the time limits are different, especially for children and where you must file the case is different. Therefore it is important to consult a lawyer who has experience suing the Army for malpractice to make sure your rights are protected.
Our law firm handles Army birth injury cases, Army wrongful death cases, and all other types of Army medical malpractice cases occurring in these high risk Army hospitals as well as all other Army hospitals and clinics worldwide, including all those listed below. You may contact us by phone toll free at 1-877-695-8757 (24/7) or by e-mail at LawHelp@MilitaryMedicalMalpractice.com or by filling out the form on the right side of this page. We offer free, confidential consultations and there is no fee unless we get a recovery for you.
Bassett Army Community Hospital
Fort Wainwright, Fairbanks, AK
http://www.alaska.amedd.army.mil
Raymond W. Bliss Army Health Center
Fort Huachuca Sierra Vista, AZ
http://rwbach.huachuca.amedd.army.mil
Weed Army Community Hospital, Fort Irwin, CA
http://www.irwin.amedd.army.mil
Evans Army Community Hospital
Fort Carson, CO
http://evans.amedd.army.mil
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Washington, DC
http://www.wrnmmc.capmed.mil
Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA
http://eisenhower.amedd.army.mil
Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Benning, GA
http://www.martin.amedd.army.mil
Winn Army Community Hospital, Fort Stewart, GA
http://www.winn.amedd.army.mil
Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI
http://www.tamc.amedd.army.mil
Irwin Army Community Hospital, Fort Riley, KS
http://iach.amedd.army.mil/
Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Fort Campbell, KY
http://blanchfield.amedd.army.mil
Ireland Army Community Hospital
Fort Knox, KY
http://www.iach.knox.amedd.army.mil
Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital, Fort Polk, LA
http://www.polk.amedd.army.mil
Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center, Fort Meade, Odenton, MD
http://kacc.nrmc.amedd.army.mil
General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, Fort Leonard Wood, MO
http://glwach.amedd.army.mil
William L. Keller Army Community Hospital, West Point, NY
http://kach.amedd.army.mil
Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC
http://www.wamc.amedd.army.mil
Reynolds Army Community Hospital, Fort Sill, Lawton, OK
http://www.rach.sill.amedd.army.mil/
Moncrief Army Community Hospital, Fort Jackson, Columbia, SC
http://moncrief.amedd.army.mil
William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX
http://www.wbamc.amedd.army.mil
San Antonio Military Medical Center (Brooke Army Medical Center), Fort Sam Houston, TX
https://www.bamc.amedd.army.mil
Darnall Army Community Hospital, Fort Hood, TX
http://www.crdamc.amedd.army.mil
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, VA
http://www.fbch.capmed.mil
McDonald Army Community Hospital, Fort Eustis, VA
http://mcdonald.nrmc.amedd.army.mil
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA
http://www.mamc.amedd.army.mil
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Washington, DC
http://www.wrnmmc.capmed.mil
Rodriguez Army Health Clinic, Fort Buchanan, San Juan, PR
http://rodriguez.amedd.army.mil
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
Kaiserslautern, Germany
http://rhce.amedd.army.mil/landstuhl
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