Patient abandonment in Maryland is not very common, but it does happen. This is a type of medical malpractice in MD and it can have severe consequences. Your doctor is supposed to take care of you and help you get better when they abandon you and, as a result, your condition worsens, it is your right to get in touch with a personal injury lawyer from Maryland and seek compensation.Medical malpractice in MD & patient abandonmentA patient abandonment case must include several elements for the patient to have a valid claim. Firstly, there must be a doctor patient relation between the defendant and the plaintiff. Secondly, the doctor must have abandoned the patient in a critical stage, when the patient was still in need of medical care. Thirdly, the patient must not have had enough time or resources to find another doctor in other words, the abandonment must have been abrupt. Last, but not least, the plaintiff must have suffered an injury as a result of the abandonment.To offer you some examples, you can consider yourself to be the victim of patient abandonment when:

• The doctor has refused to treat you because you haven't paid your medical bills
• The doctor was unreasonably late in treating you and, as a result, your condition worsened
• The hospital doesn't have enough staff (including nurses, medical technicians, etc.)
• The medical staff didn't reach out to a patient who has missed an important and urgent appointment
• The medical staff didn't communicate an urgent question of the patient to the doctor
• Your appointment was scheduled too far in the future and that makes your condition worse

However, as any Annapolis injury lawyer will tell you, there are certain situations when a doctor, nurse or hospital is not liable for choosing to stop treating a patient. For example, if the doctor had insufficient skill to treat you, they are not liable for choosing not to provide you with the required treatment. Other similar situations may include insufficient supplies or resources, a violation of the doctor's policies by the patient, ethical or legal conflicts, inappropriate behavior from the patient towards the physician, multiple canceled or missed appointments or patient's refusal to comply with the doctor's recommendations. Personal injury lawyer from MarylandIf you have been abandoned by your doctor, you have to right to reach out to an Annapolis injury attorney and see if you have a valid claim. Patient abandonment is a terrible form of medical malpractice and it should never happen. With the help of a top Annapolis injury lawyer, you can bring the responsible party to justice and recover damages. Contact the best Annapolis injury attorney at (443) 569-3950 or send us an email at chris@annapolisaccidentattorney.com to receive a free consultation of your case.