The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital Malpractice Lawyer

Trial-Ready Hospital Negligence Attorneys for The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital Patients and Families

The Types of CORE Institute Specialty Hospital Lawsuits Our Hospital Malpractice Attorneys Handle

Hastings Law Firm handles The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital lawsuits in Phoenix, Arizona, over injuries in joint and spine operations, anesthesia errors, and complications missed during recovery. Our attorneys build each lawsuit from the operative report, the anesthesia record, and the recovery charting. We use those records to show where the care went wrong and what the injury has cost the patient.

The cases we see most often at an orthopedic and spine hospital like The CORE Institute Hospital include:

• Nerve, spinal cord and implant injuries in joint and spine operations. A nerve, a blood vessel or the spinal cord can be damaged during a replacement or fusion, hardware can be set in the wrong position, or the operation can be done at the wrong level or site. The patient can be left with chronic pain, weakness or paralysis, and a second operation may be needed to correct it. Our Arizona spine surgeon malpractice lawyers compare the operative report and the imaging with the plan the surgeon recorded beforehand.
• Careless anesthesia and breathing problems in recovery. A regional block or general anesthetic can be dosed or watched carelessly, and a patient’s breathing can decline in the recovery unit without a timely response. Oxygen loss can cause brain injury, heart damage or a fatal outcome. Our Phoenix anesthesia error attorneys read the anesthesia record entry by entry against the vital signs charted in recovery.
• Infection, clots or bleeding missed during the overnight stay after surgery. An infection, a blood clot or internal bleeding can develop in the hours after an operation, or a patient can be sent home before the warning signs are acted on. A complication found late can mean readmission, more surgery, or a clot that travels to the lungs. Our Phoenix postoperative malpractice lawyers set the nursing notes and the discharge decision against the patient’s changing condition.

While these are common claim types, our hospital malpractice attorneys handle any valid medical negligence case that arises at this hospital.

About The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital in North Central Phoenix

The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital is an orthopedic and spine hospital at 6501 North 19th Avenue in Phoenix, in what the hospital calls the North Central Phoenix corridor. The hospital performs joint replacement, spine surgery, and other orthopedic operations on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The hospital says it is owned and managed by Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company (HOPCo), a physician managed company.

Spine care there includes cervical and lumbar fusion, lumbar laminectomy, posterior cervical decompression and fusion, sacroiliac joint fusion, and an interventional spine program. The joint replacement service performs total knee, hip and shoulder replacement, along with robotic total knee, total hip and partial knee replacement. The hospital also offers sports medicine, foot and ankle care, and hand and wrist procedures, including distal radius (wrist) fracture treatment.

The hospital’s surgery guide says an anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist gives general or regional anesthesia, and patients recover in the post-anesthesia care unit. Some operations need an overnight or short stay in an inpatient room, and the inpatient recovery team includes a physical therapy department that treats patients daily.

CMS lists The CORE Institute Hospital as not providing emergency services, so it is a surgical hospital without an emergency department. Its outpatient imaging center offers MRI, CT and diagnostic radiology, and the hospital states that center is fully accredited by the American College of Radiology. Other Phoenix hospitals where we help injured patients include HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center.

Can You File a Lawsuit Against The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital, the Surgeon, or Both?

You may be able to sue The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital, a surgeon, or both, depending on who made the decisions that led to an injury. Under Kopp v. Physician Group of Arizona, a hospital is responsible for the negligence of the staff it employs, such as nurses and technicians, when they act within their jobs. That rule reaches only true employees, so doctors call for a closer look.

A hospital can sometimes answer for a surgeon or anesthesia professional it does not employ. Under a rule called apparent agency, that depends on whether something the hospital itself did gave the patient good reason to believe the doctor was part of its staff.

The CORE Institute Hospital’s billing page says the surgeon, anesthesiology and pathology services are billed separately from its own charges. Separate bills are a sign that more than one party may be involved, not proof that any doctor is an independent contractor. The hospital calls itself physician-owned, and The CORE Institute practice discloses that many of its physicians hold indirect ownership interests in the hospital. Those ties are why we confirm each surgeon’s and anesthesia provider’s relationship to the hospital from the records rather than assume it.

Arizona also asks for medical expert support early in a case. A.R.S. 12-2603 requires a preliminary expert opinion affidavit, sworn by a qualified expert, when a claim depends on expert testimony, and a claim without one risks dismissal. Choosing a lawyer to sue a hospital means choosing one who plans for that step, and our Phoenix hospital malpractice lawyers explain what it involves.

Is a Known Complication of Joint or Spine Surgery Still Malpractice in Arizona?

A known complication of joint or spine surgery can still be malpractice in Arizona, because a recognized risk on its own neither proves negligence nor defeats a claim. Under A.R.S. 12-563, the patient must show that a provider fell below the accepted standard of care. The patient must also show that this failure was a proximate cause of the injury.

For a joint or spine patient, the standard of care is measured by how the complication was prevented, recognized and treated. A nerve injury, an infection or a clot can happen despite careful care. The same complication can become negligence when it was not guarded against, noticed in time or treated as a reasonable, prudent provider would have.

A separate question arises when a risk was not adequately explained before the operation. Arizona treats inadequate disclosure of a risk as its own negligence claim, judged against what a reasonably prudent provider in that field would have disclosed. Our Arizona informed consent attorneys explain how those claims work.

Surgery carries real risk, and a hard recovery is not always the result of negligence. When a complication was preventable or poorly handled, the providers responsible should be held accountable. For a patient, a complication listed as a known risk is where the review of the care begins, not where it ends.

How We Work With Joint and Spine Surgery Patients Injured at The CORE Institute Hospital

Hastings Law Firm handles hospital malpractice claims for joint and spine surgery patients of The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, and for their families. Our attorneys and medical professionals carry each claim from the first call through settlement or trial, working from the records of every stage of the patient’s care.

A member of our intake team takes your first call about harm at The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital. If the patient is not well enough to talk yet, a close family member can make that call. Tell us which operation was performed, when it happened, and what changed afterward, as best you remember it. We work to make sure you are heard, and your account shows us where the review should begin.

Our team then requests the complete medical records from the hospital, the surgeon’s practice and the anesthesia provider. Our attorneys and medical professionals go through the operative report, anesthesia record, recovery notes, therapy entries and imaging to establish what was done, what was missed, and when. When our hospital negligence lawyers accept a case, those records and the physicians qualified to explain them become its foundation.

Once you hire us, the hospital, the insurers and their lawyers deal with our firm instead of with you. Our board-certified patient advocates stay in contact with you, and when something changes in the case they tell you what it means in plain language. We press for a settlement that reflects what the injury has cost your family, and when an offer falls short, we are prepared to take the case to a jury.

If You or a Loved One Were Injured at The CORE Institute Hospital, Speak With Our Medical Attorneys Today

Hastings Law Firm represents patients and families in Phoenix, Arizona, in hospital negligence claims after an operation or recovery at The CORE Institute Specialty Hospital left them worse off. Our lawyers study the care the patient received and identify any provider who may share responsibility. If careful treatment could not have prevented a difficult result, we say so honestly.

Our team is here for you. We perform a free case review to find out whether you have a valid claim. Everything you tell us is confidential, and there is no fee unless we win. Our Phoenix medical malpractice lawyers can help you find the answers you deserve.