Dr. Harry Harper walked into the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) for back surgery and left in a wheelchair. Not exactly the outcome he was expecting. Lawsuit, perhaps? But he foolishly didn’t realize that OHSU has a $200K tort liability cap set by Oregon law. "You know it would have been nice all the years I was in practice if I never had to pay malpractice premiums," Dr. Harper says. He’s sued sans attorney since most local attorneys avoid cases against OHSU, because “with a $200,000 limit, there's not even any money left for the patient.” Even the Oregon Medical Association’s president chimes in of the strict cap: “That amount is low especially for catastrophic illnesses to kids. Clearly the lifetime care costs of a child with an injury such as that is going to far exceed $200,000." OHSU says that without the limit, they’d serve fewer patients. Can’t they at least tell patients about the cap before the go under the knife? WATCH [KATU 2-TV]
Where in Oregon is this hospital? Are they looking for docs? ER Docs? Is the cap guaranteed to stick for a few years? Any answers would be appreciated.
A fed-up with Defensive medicine doc.
Posted by: ds | February 10, 2006 at 01:51 AM
The hospital is located in Portland. http://www.ohsuhealth.com/
Posted by: David | February 10, 2006 at 10:20 AM
A hospital must be fair to all of their patients!
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