Medical Malpractice Claims Against Mercy Hospital in Baltimore

The typical settlement value of a medical malpractice lawsuit against Mercy Hospital is around $400,000 to $700,000. This is slightly above the national average for settlements in hospital malpractice cases, which is $425,000. Jurors in Baltimore City are more inclined to give a victim a fair shake in Baltimore compared to most Maryland counties.

The average value of a jury verdict in a Mercy malpractice case is also higher than the national average for verdicts in hospital malpractice cases, which is just over $1 million.

Over 70% of plaintiffs who file a medical malpractice case against Mercy Hospital end up getting money either in a settlement or a jury verdict. That statistic is based on a non-scientific look at claims filed against it and their outcomes.

The chances of winning or getting a settlement in a hospital malpractice case are statistically higher than cases against doctors or other healthcare professionals. Mercy and other hospital defendants are much more motivated to settle valid medical malpractice cases compared to individual doctors. Hospitals do not get quite the same benefit of jury sympathy.

It is also true that hospitals prefer to avoid the bad press associated with big malpractice verdicts. So the malpractice claims that Mercy does let go to trial usually have facts that are very favorable for the hospital.

Yes. You can sue Mercy Hospital for medical negligence if the hospital, its nurses, or another healthcare provider for whom Mercy is legally responsible provides negligent care that causes an injury.

Hospital malpractice claims can involve many of the same mistakes we see in cases against individual doctors. These include failure to monitor a patient, medication errors, surgical mistakes, delayed diagnosis, hospital infections, emergency room mistakes, and failures to respond when a patient’s condition worsens.

There can also be a separate question of whether Mercy is legally responsible for the doctor who committed the malpractice. Hospitals sometimes argue that a physician was an independent contractor instead of a hospital employee. Whether that defense works depends on the facts of the case and the relationship between the hospital, the doctor, and the patient.

Our lawyers review who made the mistake, who employed or controlled the provider, what the medical records show, and whether the negligence caused the injury.

Mercy is a busy Baltimore hospital that provides care in several specialties where serious medical malpractice claims can arise. These include obstetrics, surgery, emergency medicine, cancer care, cardiology, urology, and other areas where a mistake can cause a significant injury.

Mercy has faced medical malpractice lawsuits over the years, just like other major Maryland hospitals. The number of lawsuits filed against a hospital does not tell you very much by itself. The important questions are what happened to the patient, whether the care violated the standard of care, and whether that mistake caused the injury.