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I did a traditional rotating osteopathic internship last year and I'm a resident at a different hospital this year. I got a call on my cell phone today from a lawyer about a patient who passed away last year. According to the lawyer, I'm not yet named in the suit but I did care for her at some point during her hospital stay and the lawyer said he was representing the hospital. I vaguely remember the name of this patient, but nothing specific at all, not even that she passed away or what she may have been admitted for.
I called the risk management person at the hospital where I did my internship last year and left a message and didn't speak to the lawyer. Is it odd that the lawyer contacted me before the hospital did? I read the thread about malpractice in residency and it seems that the norm is that residents are contacted by the hospital first. Am I still covered by the hospital's malpractice insurance? What exactly is this lawyer expecting me to say? I really really don't remember anything about this patient at all. Any advice is appreciated🙂
I called the risk management person at the hospital where I did my internship last year and left a message and didn't speak to the lawyer. Is it odd that the lawyer contacted me before the hospital did? I read the thread about malpractice in residency and it seems that the norm is that residents are contacted by the hospital first. Am I still covered by the hospital's malpractice insurance? What exactly is this lawyer expecting me to say? I really really don't remember anything about this patient at all. Any advice is appreciated🙂