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What special benefits should be given to the patients who have suffered due to negligence by the hospital staff for wrong drug administration and other reasons?

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It is my belief that patients who have suffered due to the negligence by hospital staff for wrong drug administration and other reasons should be compensated and or benefit in proportion to be harm that they have suffered due to the negligence. In a situation where a patient has suffered some form of debilitation due to the fact that they have been administered the wrong drug or other reasons, these individuals should receive compensation from the hospital organization for the pain and suffering that they have received, as well as ...

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