When you seek medical care, you place immense trust in hospitals and their staff to provide competent treatment. Unfortunately, this trust is sometimes breached, leading to injuries or worsened conditions due to negligence. In Maine, hospital negligence is a serious matter with specific legal avenues for recourse. Understanding your rights and the legal process is crucial if you or a loved one has been harmed. What Constitutes Hospital Negligence in Maine? Hospital negligence occurs when a hospital, through its employees, policies, or systemic failures, breaches its duty of care to a patient, causing injury or harm. Unlike individual medical malpractice, which focuses on a specific doctor's actions, hospital negligence often involves institutional shortcomings. To prove hospital negligence in Maine, you must generally establish four elements: 🏥 Duty of Care: The hospital owed a legal duty to the patient. This duty arises from the patient-hospital rel...