Vancouver Medical Malpractice Lawyers Directory - Personal Injury Litigation

Vancouver has a population of over two million people and as such is the third largest urbanization in Canada which has medical facilities in accordance with a large population including several large hospitals and many smaller specialist clinics. Whilst most medical procedures are carried out without incident there are occasions when errors and mistakes are made resulting in injury, sometimes fatal, to the patient. It is estimated that as many as 5,000 patients in Vancouver suffer serious injury because of medical malpractice every year. In addition, it is estimated that over 1,000 patients die annually because of preventable adverse events in Vancouver acute care hospitals. It is estimated that as many as 10% of those who are admitted to hospital will suffer from an adverse event at the hands of healthcare professionals. The Baker-Norton research study estimated that 7.5% of adult patients suffered from a serious adverse event of which 40% were preventable. The numbers with respect to children are even higher. In addition to human error there are also many cases of bio-mechanical and other medical devices that fail and Health Canada reports that nationally there are about 10,000 reports annually of incidents suspected of being caused by failed devices which cause serious injury including many deaths.

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Vancouver Medical Malpractice Lawyer Directory

The following Vancouver medical malpractice lawyers all deal with negligence compensation claims and will be happy to discuss your problem:-

Sugden, McFee & Roos LLP

700-375 Water Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5C6

Law & Associates

808 Nelson Street Suite 1700
Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 2H2

Clark Wilson LLP

900 - 885 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3H1

Lindsay Kenney LLP

Vancouver 1800, 401 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6B 5A1

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Medical Malpractice Lawyers Vancouver
Suite 2300, 1055 Dunsmuir Street,
P.O. Box 49122, Bentall IV,
Vancouver, BC V7X1J1

Gordon & Velletta,

302 - 852 Fort Street,
Victoria, B.C. V8W 1H8

Macaulay McColl

Suite 600, 840 Howe Street
Vancouver V6Z 2L2

Macaulay McColl

Suite 257, 12899 - 76th Street
Surrey, BC V5W 1J8

The author of the substantive medical writing on this website is Dr. Christine Traxler MD whose biography can be read here