Ambulance Services Malpractice Insurance

Claims Example:
While at home a patient suffers a neck injury that restricts blood flow to the brain. The patient’s spouse calls 911. The ambulance takes 15 minutes to arrive. The ambulance takes the patient to the hospital, where surgery begins almost an hour after the onset of the problem. The patient survives, but with severe brain damage. According to expert medical witnesses retained by the patient’s attorney, if the surgery had started within 20 minutes of the 911 call, the patient would likely have made a full recovery. This case was settled for $1M with the ambulance services paying $350,000 in indemnity and $63,895 in defense expenses.