Hawaii Military Medical Malpractice Attorneys

Standing Up for Injured Military Service Members

Were you injured by the mistakes of a doctor or another medical professional at a military hospital or on-base medical clinic in Hawaii? Let National Trial Law know today. We proudly stand up for injured military service members who have done so much for our country. Let us show our respect by helping you with your Hawaii military medical malpractice claim or lawsuit.

We can handle many different types of military medical malpractice claims, such as those involving:

• Birth Injury and labor and delivery errors
• Cancer misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis
• Failure to diagnose or treat a stroke
• Surgical errors that cause severe injury
• Wrong medication prescribed or administered
• Failing to prevent falls in high-risk patients
• Wrongful death caused by medical malpractice

Ready to learn more about starting a case? Call (833) 913-1885 now.

Military Bases in Hawai’i

National Trial Law is comprised of highly experienced medical malpractice lawyers who have the experience and resources needed to take on powerful defendants, such as entire medical institutions, the U.S. Department of the Army, and the U.S. Department of the Navy. If you were injured by a medical provider’s mistakes at a Hawaii military base or hospital, then let us know, so we can see how to build a case against it.

We can handle cases that involve medical malpractice at:

• Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC)
• Fort Shafter
• Fort DeRussy
• Pohakuloa Training Center
• Wheeler Army Airfield
• Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands
• Naval Station Pearl Harbor
• Bellows AF Station
• Hickam AFB
• MCB Hawaii
• USCG Station Maui
• And more

We can work on cases filed against any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces for medical malpractice that occurred on a military base. The Department of the Army has had the vast majority of lawsuits and formal complaints filed against it for military medical malpractice in Hawaii in recent years.

Tripler Army Medical Center

Tripler Army Medical Center, located in Honolulu, Hawaii, serves U.S. military personnel, their families, and eligible veterans. As with any medical facility, medical malpractice at Tripler could mean life long injuries for patients.(Source:Wikimedia.org)

For example, Tripler Army Medical Center provides a range of obstetrical and maternity care services for expecting mothers and their families. This includes prenatal care, labor and delivery services, and neonatal care. Types of negligence that may occur include: failure of medical providers to diagnose medical conditions affecting the mother or fetus, such as gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, or fetal distress, inadequate monitoring of the fetus, including failure to perform necessary tests or interpret test results correctly, or negligent management of labor, including failure to identify and address complications such as umbilical cord prolapse, placental abruption, or uterine rupture.

National Trial Law has decades of experience representing new mothers and their babies, who have been injured due to negligence before, during, and after delivery, including at facilities like Tripler Army Medical Center that have a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Administrative Claims Against the U.S. Military

Filing a lawsuit against the U.S. government is difficult, particularly in a situation involving military medical malpractice. If you want to file a Hawaii military medical malpractice claim, then you must first fill out an administrative claim and follow the rules of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) to see if a settlement can be reached administratively.

Under the FTCA, steps to file a military medical malpractice claim in Hawai’i include:

1. Collect medical records related to all medical treatments that occurred at the military base or hospital in question. If there are any medical bills, you should also obtain billing records that show the financial cost of those treatments and any estimates for necessary future medical care.
2. Make notes about how much your life has changed due to the extent of your injuries or illness. This is helpful for our attorneys to understand your past damages and also what care you may need in the future. We can determine if medical malpractice occurred, how to proceed if it did, and how much compensation you are owed.
3. Present a Standard Form 95 with our help and file it before the statute of limitations expires. The FTCA has a two-year statute of limitations. But your claim may have other deadlines as well.  Talk to us as soon as possible to make sure that this statute of limitations does not expire before you get a chance to act.
4. If your claim is denied or we cannot negotiate a settlement for you administratively, then we can discuss whether and how to file a Federal Tort Claims lawsuit in federal court. This must be done within six months of the denial of your administrative claim, or you could lose your right to recover any damages.