{"id":2599,"date":"2026-04-23T02:56:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floreslawmiami.com\/?page_id=2599"},"modified":"2026-04-23T02:56:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:56:41","slug":"kendall","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/floreslawmiami.com\/es\/medical-malpractice\/surgical-error-lawyer-florida\/kendall\/","title":{"rendered":"Kendall Surgical Error\u00a0Lawyer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\r\n.flores-post { color: #1a1a2e; max-width: 1240px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 24px; box-sizing: border-box; }\r\n.flores-post-narrow { color: #1a1a2e; max-width: 960px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 24px; box-sizing: border-box; }\r\n.flores-post *, .flores-post-narrow * { box-sizing: border-box; }\r\n.flores-post > *, .flores-post .wp-block-html, .flores-post .wp-block-heading, .flores-post .wp-block-paragraph, .flores-post .wp-block-columns, .flores-post .wp-block-column, .flores-post .wp-block-image, .flores-post .wp-block-group, .flores-post p, .flores-post h1, .flores-post h2, .flores-post h3, .flores-post h4, .flores-post-narrow > *, .flores-post-narrow .wp-block-html, .flores-post-narrow .wp-block-heading, .flores-post-narrow .wp-block-paragraph, .flores-post-narrow .wp-block-columns, .flores-post-narrow .wp-block-column, .flores-post-narrow .wp-block-image, .flores-post-narrow .wp-block-group, .flores-post-narrow p, .flores-post-narrow h2, .flores-post-narrow h3, .flores-post-narrow h4 { max-width: 100% !important; 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Miami-Dade County<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"flex:1;height:1px;background:#1a1a2e;opacity:0.25;min-width:20px\"><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h1 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:52px;line-height:1.05;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;margin:0 0 16px 0;letter-spacing:-0.5px\">Kendall <br\/><em style=\"font-style:italic;color:#B8552E;font-weight:700\">Surgical Error<\/em> Lawyer<\/h1>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"lede\" style=\"font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;color:#3a3a3a;margin:0 0 20px 0\">A former hospital defense attorney with a Kendall office, representing patients harmed by preventable surgical mistakes at Baptist Hospital of Miami, HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, West Kendall Baptist Hospital, and the ambulatory surgery centers across the Kendall corridor. The Law Offices of Jorge L. Flores, P.A., handles medical malpractice cases exclusively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center\">\r\n<a href=\"\/contact\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#1B4F72;color:#ffffff;padding:14px 28px;font-size:14.5px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0.5px;border:1px solid #1B4F72\">Call (305) 598-2221<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"\/contact\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:transparent;color:#1B4F72;padding:14px 28px;font-size:14.5px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:0.5px;border:1px solid #1B4F72\">Request a Case Review<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"stamp-card\">\r\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px;margin-bottom:18px\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/floreslawmiami.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jorge-l-flores-small-img-150x150.webp\" alt=\"Jorge L. Flores, Esq., Kendall surgical malpractice attorney\" style=\"width:84px;height:84px;border-radius:50%;border:2px solid #1B4F72;object-fit:cover;flex-shrink:0\" \/>\r\n<div>\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:4px;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:2px\">Reviewed By<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.15;margin-bottom:3px\"><a href=\"\/attorneys\/jorge-flores\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a2e;text-decoration:none\">Jorge L. Flores, Esq.<\/a><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6d6560;line-height:1.45\">Florida Bar No. 53244<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"rule-hair\" style=\"border-top-color:#d8cfbb;margin:14px 0\" \/>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:14px 12px;font-size:12.5px;line-height:1.45\">\r\n<div>\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"font-size:9.5px;letter-spacing:1.5px;margin-bottom:4px;color:#6d6560\">Office<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"color:#1a1a2e;font-weight:600\">7700 N Kendall Drive, Ste 708<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"font-size:9.5px;letter-spacing:1.5px;margin-bottom:4px;color:#6d6560\">Background<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"color:#1a1a2e;font-weight:600\">Former hospital defense attorney<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"font-size:9.5px;letter-spacing:1.5px;margin-bottom:4px;color:#6d6560\">Practice<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"color:#1a1a2e;font-weight:600\">Medical malpractice exclusively<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"font-size:9.5px;letter-spacing:1.5px;margin-bottom:4px;color:#6d6560\">Languages<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"color:#1a1a2e;font-weight:600\">English &middot; Espa&ntilde;ol<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"rule-hair\" style=\"border-top-color:#d8cfbb;margin:14px 0 12px 0\" \/>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridabar.org\/directories\/find-mbr\/profile\/?num=53244\" style=\"font-size:11.5px;color:#1B4F72;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:700\">Verify on Florida Bar &rarr;<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- PILLS --><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"pills\" style=\"display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:0;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;padding:14px 0;margin:0 0 44px 0;border-top:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-bottom:1px solid #d8cfbb;font-size:12.5px;color:#1a1a2e;letter-spacing:1.5px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600\">\r\n<span style=\"padding:0 24px 0 0\"><strong style=\"color:#B8552E\">&diams;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Local Kendall Office<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"padding:0 24px;border-left:1px solid #d8cfbb\"><strong style=\"color:#B8552E\">&diams;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Former Defense Attorney<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"padding:0 24px;border-left:1px solid #d8cfbb\"><strong style=\"color:#B8552E\">&diams;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Hablamos Espa&ntilde;ol<\/span>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- CLOSE WIDE WRAPPER --><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- OPEN NARROW BODY --><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"flores-post-narrow\">\n\n\n<p><!-- STAT BAR --><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(220px,1fr));gap:0;margin:0 0 48px 0;background:#F5F0E8;border:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-top:2px solid #1B4F72\">\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding:28px 26px 26px 26px;border-right:1px solid #d8cfbb;position:relative\">\r\n<svg width=\"28\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 28 28\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"margin-bottom:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n<path d=\"M14 3 C 9 3, 5 7, 5 12 C 5 18, 14 25, 14 25 C 14 25, 23 18, 23 12 C 23 7, 19 3, 14 3 Z\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" fill=\"none\"\/>\r\n<circle cx=\"14\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" fill=\"none\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"font-size:9.5px;color:#6d6560;margin-bottom:6px\">Office Location<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.15;margin-bottom:6px\">7700 N Kendall Dr<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.55;color:#6d6560\">Located on Kendall Drive, roughly 1.3 miles from Baptist Hospital of Miami.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding:28px 26px 26px 26px;border-right:1px solid #d8cfbb;position:relative\">\r\n<svg width=\"28\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 28 28\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"margin-bottom:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n<circle cx=\"14\" cy=\"14\" r=\"11\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" fill=\"none\"\/>\r\n<path d=\"M8 14 L12 18 L20 10\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" fill=\"none\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"font-size:9.5px;color:#6d6560;margin-bottom:6px\">Practice Focus<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.15;margin-bottom:6px\">Exclusively Malpractice<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.55;color:#6d6560\">No car accidents, no slip and fall, no workers&rsquo; comp.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding:28px 26px 26px 26px;position:relative\">\r\n<svg width=\"28\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 28 28\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"margin-bottom:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n<path d=\"M6 7 L22 7\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n<path d=\"M6 13 L22 13\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n<path d=\"M6 19 L18 19\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n<circle cx=\"21\" cy=\"21\" r=\"3\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" fill=\"none\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"font-size:9.5px;color:#6d6560;margin-bottom:6px\">Languages<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.15;margin-bottom:6px\">English &amp; Espa&ntilde;ol<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.55;color:#6d6560\">Full bilingual representation, intake through resolution.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- NEIGHBORHOOD PROXIMITY CARD (leaf-only differentiator) --><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-left:3px solid #1a1a2e;padding:28px 32px;margin:0 0 48px 0\">\r\n<div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin-bottom:20px\">\r\n<div>\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:6px\">The Neighborhood<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.2\">Hospitals within five miles of our office<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:11.5px;color:#6d6560;letter-spacing:0.3px\">Approx. driving distances from <strong style=\"color:#1a1a2e\">7700 N Kendall Dr<\/strong><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(180px,1fr));gap:0;border-top:1px solid #E3E8ED;border-left:1px solid #E3E8ED\">\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding:16px 18px;border-right:1px solid #E3E8ED;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8ED\">\r\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin-bottom:4px\">\r\n<svg width=\"10\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 17\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"flex-shrink:0\">\r\n<path d=\"M7 1 C 10 1, 12 3, 12 6 C 12 9, 7 15, 7 15 C 7 15, 2 9, 2 6 C 2 3, 4 1, 7 1 Z\" stroke=\"#B8552E\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" fill=\"#B8552E\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.25\">Baptist Hospital of Miami<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:11.5px;color:#6d6560;margin-left:18px\">8900 N Kendall Dr &middot; <strong style=\"color:#1B4F72\">~1.3 mi<\/strong><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding:16px 18px;border-right:1px solid #E3E8ED;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8ED\">\r\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin-bottom:4px\">\r\n<svg width=\"10\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 17\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"flex-shrink:0\">\r\n<path d=\"M7 1 C 10 1, 12 3, 12 6 C 12 9, 7 15, 7 15 C 7 15, 2 9, 2 6 C 2 3, 4 1, 7 1 Z\" stroke=\"#B8552E\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" fill=\"#B8552E\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.25\">HCA Florida Kendall Hospital<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:11.5px;color:#6d6560;margin-left:18px\">11750 SW 40th St &middot; <strong style=\"color:#1B4F72\">~4.2 mi<\/strong><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding:16px 18px;border-right:1px solid #E3E8ED;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8ED\">\r\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin-bottom:4px\">\r\n<svg width=\"10\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 17\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"flex-shrink:0\">\r\n<path d=\"M7 1 C 10 1, 12 3, 12 6 C 12 9, 7 15, 7 15 C 7 15, 2 9, 2 6 C 2 3, 4 1, 7 1 Z\" stroke=\"#B8552E\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" fill=\"#B8552E\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.25\">West Kendall Baptist Hospital<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:11.5px;color:#6d6560;margin-left:18px\">9555 SW 162nd Ave &middot; <strong style=\"color:#1B4F72\">~7.1 mi<\/strong><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding:16px 18px;border-right:1px solid #E3E8ED;border-bottom:1px solid #E3E8ED\">\r\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin-bottom:4px\">\r\n<svg width=\"10\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 14 17\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"flex-shrink:0\">\r\n<path d=\"M7 1 C 10 1, 12 3, 12 6 C 12 9, 7 15, 7 15 C 7 15, 2 9, 2 6 C 2 3, 4 1, 7 1 Z\" stroke=\"#1a1a2e\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" fill=\"#d8cfbb\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.25\">Surgery Centers (corridor)<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:11.5px;color:#6d6560;margin-left:18px\">Bird Road &middot; Dadeland &middot; Kendall Drive<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- KEY POINTS --><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin:0 0 48px 0\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:18px\">Key Points about Kendall Surgical Errors<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(220px,1fr));gap:0;border-top:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-left:1px solid #d8cfbb\">\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding:24px 24px 22px 24px;border-right:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-bottom:1px solid #d8cfbb;background:#ffffff\">\r\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-bottom:10px\">\r\n<svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 22\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n<rect x=\"4\" y=\"6\" width=\"14\" height=\"12\" rx=\"1\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1.3\" fill=\"none\"\/>\r\n<line x1=\"11\" y1=\"4\" x2=\"11\" y2=\"8\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1.3\"\/>\r\n<line x1=\"9\" y1=\"6\" x2=\"13\" y2=\"6\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1.3\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"font-size:10px;color:#6d6560\">Hospitals<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.25;margin-bottom:8px\">Two dominant hospital systems<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;color:#3a3a3a\">Kendall&rsquo;s surgical landscape is anchored by Baptist Health (Baptist Hospital of Miami, West Kendall Baptist Hospital) and HCA Healthcare (HCA Florida Kendall Hospital). Both systems run high-volume surgical programs and maintain deep in-house defense legal teams.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding:24px 24px 22px 24px;border-right:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-bottom:1px solid #d8cfbb;background:#ffffff\">\r\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-bottom:10px\">\r\n<svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 22\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n<path d=\"M11 3 L14 8 L11 13 L8 8 Z\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1.3\" fill=\"none\"\/>\r\n<line x1=\"11\" y1=\"13\" x2=\"11\" y2=\"19\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1.3\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"font-size:10px;color:#6d6560\">Local Presence<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.25;margin-bottom:8px\">Office on Kendall Drive<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;color:#3a3a3a\">Our office at 7700 N Kendall Drive is approximately 1.3 miles from Baptist Hospital of Miami. Local presence shortens records-gathering, simplifies client meetings, and produces working familiarity with the judges, defense firms, and experts active in Kendall surgical cases.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding:24px 24px 22px 24px;border-right:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-bottom:1px solid #d8cfbb;background:#ffffff\">\r\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-bottom:10px\">\r\n<svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 22\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n<circle cx=\"11\" cy=\"11\" r=\"8\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1.3\" fill=\"none\"\/>\r\n<line x1=\"11\" y1=\"11\" x2=\"11\" y2=\"6\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n<line x1=\"11\" y1=\"11\" x2=\"15\" y2=\"13\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"font-size:10px;color:#6d6560\">Deadlines<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.25;margin-bottom:8px\">Two-year window from discovery<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;color:#3a3a3a\">Florida imposes a two-year statute of limitations on surgical malpractice claims, measured from discovery, along with a four-year repose deadline. Kendall surgical error cases follow the same statewide framework as the rest of Florida.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding:24px 24px 22px 24px;border-right:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-bottom:1px solid #d8cfbb;background:#ffffff\">\r\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-bottom:10px\">\r\n<svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 22\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n<rect x=\"3\" y=\"6\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" rx=\"1\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1.3\" fill=\"none\"\/>\r\n<circle cx=\"11\" cy=\"11\" r=\"2.5\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1.2\" fill=\"none\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"font-size:10px;color:#6d6560\">Fees<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:15.5px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.25;margin-bottom:8px\">Contingency fee, no recovery no fee<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;color:#3a3a3a\">Every Kendall surgical error case is handled on a contingency-fee basis. The initial consultation is free; no fee is charged unless the firm recovers compensation.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- TOC --><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"position:relative;background:#F5F0E8;padding:28px 32px 24px 32px;margin:0 0 48px 0;border:1px solid #d8cfbb\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\">On This Page<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:0 32px\">\r\n<div>\r\n<a href=\"#landscape\" class=\"toc-link\">1. Kendall&rsquo;s surgical landscape<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"#venues\" class=\"toc-link\">2. Major Kendall surgical venues<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"#patterns\" class=\"toc-link\">3. Common patterns in Kendall cases<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"#kendall-case\" class=\"toc-link\">4. What makes a Kendall surgical case<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<a href=\"#why-choose\" class=\"toc-link\">5. Why choose the firm<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"#results\" class=\"toc-link\">6. Selected case results<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"#reputation\" class=\"toc-link\">7. Reputation &amp; peer recognition<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"#faqs\" class=\"toc-link\">8. Frequently asked questions<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"#contact\" class=\"toc-link\">9. Talk to us today<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- INTRO --><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.75;color:#3a3a3a;margin-bottom:20px\">Kendall concentrates a remarkable amount of surgical care into a relatively small footprint. Baptist Hospital of Miami, the flagship of Baptist Health South Florida, sits at 8900 North Kendall Drive and operates one of the largest surgical programs in the state. HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, a 424-bed Level I Trauma Center and teaching hospital, sits just a few miles west on Southwest 40th Street. West Kendall Baptist Hospital adds full medical-surgical services in the western Kendall area. Between the three hospitals, plus the ambulatory surgery centers lining the Kendall and Bird Road corridor, the surgical volume produced inside this neighborhood rivals entire small cities.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.75;color:#3a3a3a;margin-bottom:40px\">The Law Offices of Jorge L. Flores, P.A., is located at 7700 North Kendall Drive, approximately 1.3 miles east of Baptist Hospital of Miami. The firm represents Kendall patients and families harmed by preventable surgical mistakes. This page covers the local Kendall surgical landscape; for the full framework of Florida surgical malpractice law, see our <a href=\"\/surgical-error-lawyer-florida\/\" style=\"color:#1B4F72;font-weight:600\">Florida surgical error pillar<\/a>, and for the broader Kendall medical malpractice context beyond surgery, see our <a href=\"\/medical-malpractice\/kendall\/\" style=\"color:#1B4F72;font-weight:600\">Kendall medical malpractice page<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p><!-- PULL QUOTE --><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"pull-quote\">\r\n<p>Baptist Health and HCA are large, sophisticated institutions with in-house defense counsel, institutional expert rosters, and deep litigation resources. A Kendall surgical malpractice case is a systems case from the first day; the question is rarely whether an individual provider erred, but which institutional safeguards failed to catch it.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"attribution\">\r\n<span class=\"dash\"><\/span>\r\n<span>Jorge L. Flores, Esq.<\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- SECTION 1: LANDSCAPE --><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"landscape\" style=\"margin-bottom:16px\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\">01 &middot; Kendall Context<\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:32px;line-height:1.15;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;margin:8px 0 20px 0;letter-spacing:-0.3px\">Kendall&rsquo;s surgical landscape<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.75;color:#3a3a3a;margin-bottom:20px\">Kendall sits at the center of one of the densest hospital networks in South Florida. The two dominant systems are Baptist Health South Florida and HCA Healthcare. Baptist Health operates Baptist Hospital of Miami, West Kendall Baptist Hospital, and a surgery center directly adjacent to the main Baptist campus. HCA Healthcare operates HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, which was formerly branded Kendall Regional Medical Center and remains one of only two Level I Trauma Centers in Miami-Dade County. Both systems maintain full-service surgical programs spanning cardiac, neurosurgical, orthopedic, general, gynecologic, and trauma surgery.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.75;color:#3a3a3a;margin-bottom:64px\">Surrounding the hospitals is a dense corridor of ambulatory surgery centers along Kendall Drive, Bird Road, and the Dadeland area. Many of these facilities are owned by Baptist Health or by the physician groups that practice at the two major hospitals, which means a single patient\u2019s pre-operative workup, surgical procedure, and post-operative follow-up may span multiple facilities within the same parent healthcare system. Understanding that network is often the first step in evaluating a Kendall surgical malpractice claim.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p><!-- DIVIDER --><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"section-divider\">\r\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\r\n<span class=\"ornament\"><span>Part 02<\/span><span class=\"diamond\">&diams;<\/span><span class=\"cn\">Venues<\/span><\/span>\r\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- SECTION 2: VENUES (4 cards) --><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"venues\" style=\"margin-bottom:16px\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\">02 &middot; Venues<\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:32px;line-height:1.15;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;margin:8px 0 20px 0;letter-spacing:-0.3px\">Major Kendall surgical venues<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.75;color:#3a3a3a;margin-bottom:36px\">The summaries below describe the venue-specific considerations that shape Kendall surgical malpractice cases. Every case begins with identifying the facility, pulling the records, and reviewing the facility\u2019s licensure, accreditation, and prior enforcement history along with the individual provider\u2019s record.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(280px,1fr));gap:0;margin-bottom:64px;border-top:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-left:1px solid #d8cfbb\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"pa-card\" style=\"padding:26px 26px 22px 26px;border-right:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-bottom:1px solid #d8cfbb;background:#ffffff\">\r\n<div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:start;margin-bottom:10px\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"font-size:10px;color:#6d6560\">01 &middot; Flagship<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#1B4F72;line-height:0.9;opacity:0.4\">&rarr;<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:8px\">Baptist Hospital of Miami<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#3a3a3a\">The flagship of Baptist Health South Florida at 8900 N Kendall Drive. A destination facility for patients across South Florida, the Caribbean, and Latin America, with major surgical programs at the Miami Cancer Institute, Miami Cardiac &amp; Vascular Institute, and Miami Neuroscience Institute. High surgical volume produces correspondingly large case flows; institutional defense is handled by sophisticated in-house and external counsel.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"pa-card\" style=\"padding:26px 26px 22px 26px;border-right:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-bottom:1px solid #d8cfbb;background:#ffffff\">\r\n<div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:start;margin-bottom:10px\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"font-size:10px;color:#6d6560\">02 &middot; Trauma Center<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#1B4F72;line-height:0.9;opacity:0.4\">&rarr;<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:8px\">HCA Florida Kendall Hospital<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#3a3a3a\">A 424-bed tertiary care hospital at 11750 SW 40th Street, formerly Kendall Regional Medical Center. One of only two Level I Trauma Centers in Miami-Dade County and a teaching hospital with residencies in general surgery, anesthesiology, and surgical critical care. The teaching-hospital structure means trainees are involved in many procedures under attending supervision, and supervision failures are a recurring theme in surgical claims at teaching hospitals.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"pa-card\" style=\"padding:26px 26px 22px 26px;border-right:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-bottom:1px solid #d8cfbb;background:#ffffff\">\r\n<div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:start;margin-bottom:10px\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"font-size:10px;color:#6d6560\">03 &middot; Community<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#1B4F72;line-height:0.9;opacity:0.4\">&rarr;<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:8px\">West Kendall Baptist Hospital<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#3a3a3a\">A 203-bed Baptist Health community hospital at 9555 SW 162nd Avenue serving the western Kendall area. Offers adult medical-surgical services, orthopedic surgery, and robotic-assisted minimally invasive procedures. Community hospital surgical claims often turn on staffing ratios, credentialing decisions, and whether the hospital had the subspecialty coverage required for the specific procedure.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"pa-card\" style=\"padding:26px 26px 22px 26px;border-right:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-bottom:1px solid #d8cfbb;background:#ffffff\">\r\n<div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:start;margin-bottom:10px\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"font-size:10px;color:#6d6560\">04 &middot; Outpatient Network<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#1B4F72;line-height:0.9;opacity:0.4\">&rarr;<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:8px\">Kendall Corridor ASCs<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#3a3a3a\">Ambulatory surgery centers and office-based surgical settings concentrated along Kendall Drive, Bird Road, and the Dadeland corridor. Many are owned by Baptist Health or by physician groups affiliated with the two major hospitals. ASC malpractice cases frequently turn on patient-selection decisions (outpatient appropriateness), facility emergency-response capacity, and post-discharge monitoring protocols.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- DIVIDER --><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"section-divider\">\r\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\r\n<span class=\"ornament\"><span>Part 03<\/span><span class=\"diamond\">&diams;<\/span><span class=\"cn\">Patterns<\/span><\/span>\r\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- SECTION 3: PATTERNS (3 cards) --><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"patterns\" style=\"margin-bottom:16px\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\">03 &middot; Case Patterns<\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:32px;line-height:1.15;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;margin:8px 0 20px 0;letter-spacing:-0.3px\">Common patterns in Kendall surgical cases<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.75;color:#3a3a3a;margin-bottom:36px\">Kendall surgical malpractice cases fall across the same categories described on our <a href=\"\/surgical-error-lawyer-florida\/\" style=\"color:#1B4F72;font-weight:600\">Florida surgical error pillar<\/a>, but three patterns recur with unusual frequency in the Kendall caseload. Recognizing these patterns early in a case evaluation helps identify which records matter and which defendants should be named.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(280px,1fr));gap:16px;margin-bottom:64px\">\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-left:3px solid #1B4F72;padding:22px 24px 20px 24px\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:8px;font-size:10.5px\">Pattern 01<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:10px\">Large-system defense dynamics<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.65;color:#3a3a3a\">Baptist Health and HCA both maintain sophisticated in-house legal departments and institutional relationships with named defense firms. Kendall surgical cases are almost always defended with significant resources, which makes experienced plaintiff counsel and a credible willingness to try the case a practical requirement for fair resolution.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-left:3px solid #1B4F72;padding:22px 24px 20px 24px\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:8px;font-size:10.5px\">Pattern 02<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:10px\">Intra-system handoff failures<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.65;color:#3a3a3a\">A Kendall patient may see a primary care physician affiliated with one Baptist Health location, receive pre-operative clearance at another, undergo surgery at Baptist Hospital of Miami, and return to yet another facility for follow-up. Records, medication orders, and imaging do not always flow cleanly between those touchpoints, and handoff failures inside a single large health system are a recurring feature of Kendall surgical claims.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-left:3px solid #1B4F72;padding:22px 24px 20px 24px\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:8px;font-size:10.5px\">Pattern 03<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:10px\">Post-discharge monitoring gaps<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.65;color:#3a3a3a\">A significant share of Kendall surgical cases involve complications that develop after the patient was discharged home or transferred to a post-acute care setting. Delayed recognition of post-operative bleeding, infection, pulmonary embolism, or compartment syndrome in the hours and days after discharge drives a disproportionate share of catastrophic outcomes.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- DIVIDER --><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"section-divider\">\r\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\r\n<span class=\"ornament\"><span>Part 04<\/span><span class=\"diamond\">&diams;<\/span><span class=\"cn\">Local Case<\/span><\/span>\r\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- SECTION 4: WHAT MAKES A KENDALL CASE --><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"kendall-case\" style=\"margin-bottom:16px\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\">04 &middot; Local Context<\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:32px;line-height:1.15;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;margin:8px 0 20px 0;letter-spacing:-0.3px\">What makes a Kendall surgical case<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.75;color:#3a3a3a;margin-bottom:32px\">Every Florida surgical malpractice claim runs on the same statutory track: pre-suit investigation, qualified medical expert affidavit, formal notice, 90-day investigation window, and a two-year discovery-based statute of limitations with a four-year repose ceiling. Our <a href=\"\/surgical-error-lawyer-florida\/\" style=\"color:#1B4F72;font-weight:600\">Florida surgical error pillar<\/a> covers that framework in full. What follows below are the Kendall-specific elements of a surgical malpractice case that matter when evaluating whether to move forward.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p><!-- 3-POINT BREAKDOWN --><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-left:2px solid #1B4F72;padding:6px 0;margin-bottom:64px\">\r\n\r\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:120px 1fr;gap:20px;padding:22px 0 22px 28px;align-items:baseline;border-bottom:1px solid #d8cfbb\">\r\n<div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:26px;font-weight:700;color:#1B4F72;line-height:0.9;letter-spacing:-0.5px\">Court<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"font-size:9.5px;margin-top:8px;color:#6d6560\">Where It Is Filed<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:8px\">Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.65;color:#3a3a3a\">Kendall surgical malpractice cases are filed in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, which covers all of Miami-Dade County. The Eleventh Circuit is the largest trial court system in Florida and maintains civil divisions that regularly hear medical malpractice matters.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:120px 1fr;gap:20px;padding:22px 0 22px 28px;align-items:baseline;border-bottom:1px solid #d8cfbb\">\r\n<div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:26px;font-weight:700;color:#1B4F72;line-height:0.9;letter-spacing:-0.5px\">Records<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"font-size:9.5px;margin-top:8px;color:#6d6560\">Network-Wide<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:8px\">Records from every connected facility<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.65;color:#3a3a3a\">Kendall surgical cases often span multiple facilities within the same health-system network. We obtain records from every Baptist Health or HCA Florida facility involved, every affiliated physician group, and any post-acute or rehabilitation facility that received the patient after discharge. Complete records are the foundation of a credible surgical expert review.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:120px 1fr;gap:20px;padding:22px 0 22px 28px;align-items:baseline\">\r\n<div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:26px;font-weight:700;color:#1B4F72;line-height:0.9;letter-spacing:-0.5px\">Language<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"font-size:9.5px;margin-top:8px;color:#6d6560\">Bilingual Practice<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:8px\">Spanish-language consultations and records<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.65;color:#3a3a3a\">Kendall is a majority-bilingual community and medical records frequently include Spanish-language documentation. The Law Offices of Jorge L. Flores, P.A., handles every stage of the case bilingually, including initial consultation, records review, client meetings, depositions, and trial interpretation when required.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- DIVIDER --><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"section-divider\">\r\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\r\n<span class=\"ornament\"><span>Part 05<\/span><span class=\"diamond\">&diams;<\/span><span class=\"cn\">Representation<\/span><\/span>\r\n<span class=\"line\"><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- SECTION 5: WHY CHOOSE (NAVY BAND) --><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"why-choose\" style=\"position:relative;background:#1B4F72;color:#ffffff;padding:48px 52px 44px 52px;margin:0 0 64px 0;overflow:hidden\">\r\n\r\n<svg style=\"position:absolute;top:-12px;right:-18px;opacity:0.08\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" viewBox=\"0 0 200 200\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n<path d=\"M100 180 C 100 140, 100 100, 100 40\" stroke=\"#ffffff\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n<path d=\"M100 140 C 70 130, 40 110, 20 80\" stroke=\"#ffffff\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n<path d=\"M100 140 C 130 130, 160 110, 180 80\" stroke=\"#ffffff\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n<path d=\"M100 115 C 75 105, 50 85, 30 55\" stroke=\"#ffffff\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n<path d=\"M100 115 C 125 105, 150 85, 170 55\" stroke=\"#ffffff\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#9fb8d1;margin-bottom:18px\">05 &middot; Why Choose the Law Offices of Jorge L. Flores, P.A.<\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:30px;line-height:1.15;font-weight:700;color:#ffffff;margin:0 0 24px 0;letter-spacing:-0.3px\">Four reasons Kendall patients choose our firm<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:28px 40px;margin-top:28px\">\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#ffffff;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:8px\">Office on Kendall Drive<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#d4e4f7\">The firm&rsquo;s office at 7700 North Kendall Drive is approximately 1.3 miles from Baptist Hospital of Miami. Local presence shortens records-gathering, simplifies client meetings, and produces working familiarity with the judicial divisions, defense firms, and medical experts active in Kendall surgical malpractice.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#ffffff;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:8px\">Former defense-side perspective<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#d4e4f7\">Jorge Flores represented Florida hospitals, surgeons, and their insurance carriers on the defense side for years before moving to the plaintiff side. That insider perspective is directly relevant to cases against Baptist Health and HCA, both of which defend with sophisticated in-house and external counsel.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#ffffff;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:8px\">Surgical expert network<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#d4e4f7\">Every surgical case requires an expert in the same specialty as the defendant. The firm maintains standing relationships with board-certified surgical and anesthesia experts across the subspecialties active at Baptist Hospital and HCA Florida Kendall, including cardiac, neurosurgery, orthopedic, general, and trauma surgery.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#ffffff;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:8px\">Bilingual representation<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#d4e4f7\">Every stage of every case is handled in English or Spanish, from intake through resolution. For a majority-bilingual community where medical records routinely include Spanish-language documentation, this is a working requirement, not a marketing line.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- SECTION 6: CASE RESULTS --><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"results\" style=\"margin-bottom:16px\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\">06 &middot; Record of Results<\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:26px;line-height:1.2;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;margin:8px 0 8px 0\">Selected case results<\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 28px 0;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#6d6560\">Recent matters from the Law Offices of Jorge L. Flores, P.A. See our <a href=\"\/case-results\/\" style=\"color:#1B4F72;font-weight:600\">full Case Results page<\/a> for additional matters.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(240px,1fr));gap:0;margin-bottom:18px;border-top:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-left:1px solid #d8cfbb\">\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding:26px 28px;border-right:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-bottom:1px solid #d8cfbb;background:#ffffff\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#6d6560;margin-bottom:10px\">Verdict &middot; Hospital Negligence<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:38px;font-weight:700;color:#1B4F72;line-height:1;margin-bottom:14px;letter-spacing:-1px\">$12.25M<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#3a3a3a\">Failure to diagnose ischemic stroke resulting in catastrophic brain injury.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding:26px 28px;border-right:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-bottom:1px solid #d8cfbb;background:#ffffff\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#6d6560;margin-bottom:10px\">Verdict &middot; Delayed Diagnosis<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:38px;font-weight:700;color:#1B4F72;line-height:1;margin-bottom:14px;letter-spacing:-1px\">$8.25M<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#3a3a3a\">Failure to timely diagnose evolving stroke, producing catastrophic permanent injuries.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding:26px 28px;border-right:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-bottom:1px solid #d8cfbb;background:#ffffff\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#6d6560;margin-bottom:10px\">Settlement &middot; Birth Malpractice<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:38px;font-weight:700;color:#1B4F72;line-height:1;margin-bottom:14px;letter-spacing:-1px\">$3.25M<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#3a3a3a\">Failure to properly read amniocentesis results, resulting in significant newborn injury.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding:12px 2px 0 2px;font-size:11.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#6d6560;font-style:italic;margin-bottom:64px\">Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different and must be evaluated on its own merits; past results are not a guarantee of future outcomes. The information presented here was not reviewed or approved by The Florida Bar.<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- SECTION 7: REPUTATION (2x2 grid) --><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"reputation\" style=\"margin-bottom:64px\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:14px\">07 &middot; Reputation &amp; Peer Recognition<\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:28px;line-height:1.2;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;margin:0 0 12px 0;letter-spacing:-0.3px\">Recognized by peers, rated by clients<\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;color:#3a3a3a;margin:0 0 32px 0\">The Law Offices of Jorge L. Flores, P.A., is peer-reviewed by fellow Florida attorneys and publicly rated by clients across its Kendall-based medical malpractice practice. The recognitions below reflect independent third-party evaluation, not firm self-ratings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:18px;margin-bottom:18px\">\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;background:#F5F0E8;border:1px solid #d8cfbb;padding:30px 32px 28px 32px;overflow:hidden\">\r\n<svg style=\"position:absolute;top:-10px;left:12px;opacity:0.12;pointer-events:none\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" viewBox=\"0 0 70 70\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n<text x=\"35\" y=\"62\" font-family=\"Georgia,serif\" font-size=\"90\" font-weight=\"700\" fill=\"#1B4F72\" text-anchor=\"middle\">&ldquo;<\/text>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#6d6560;margin-bottom:14px;font-size:10px\">Peer Review &middot; Fellow Attorney<\/div>\r\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-style:italic;font-size:16px;line-height:1.55;color:#1a1a2e;margin:0 0 16px 0\">&ldquo;Jorge is an exemplary attorney who embodies the personification of self-respect and the respect of others. His knowledge of the law and the application of the law to achieve the best results for his clients is absolutely amazing.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:12px;color:#1a1a2e\">\r\n<span style=\"width:20px;height:1px;background:#1B4F72\"><\/span>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight:700\">Fellow Florida Attorney<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color:#6d6560\">&middot; via Martindale-Hubbell<\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;background:#F5F0E8;border:1px solid #d8cfbb;padding:30px 32px 28px 32px;overflow:hidden\">\r\n<svg style=\"position:absolute;top:-10px;left:12px;opacity:0.12;pointer-events:none\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" viewBox=\"0 0 70 70\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n<text x=\"35\" y=\"62\" font-family=\"Georgia,serif\" font-size=\"90\" font-weight=\"700\" fill=\"#1B4F72\" text-anchor=\"middle\">&ldquo;<\/text>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#6d6560;margin-bottom:14px;font-size:10px\">Peer Review &middot; Fellow Attorney<\/div>\r\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-style:italic;font-size:16px;line-height:1.55;color:#1a1a2e;margin:0 0 16px 0\">&ldquo;Dedicated to seeking justice with hard work, preparation, and high ethical standards. Excellent litigation skills.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:12px;color:#1a1a2e\">\r\n<span style=\"width:20px;height:1px;background:#1B4F72\"><\/span>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight:700\">Fellow Florida Attorney<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color:#6d6560\">&middot; via Martindale-Hubbell<\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:18px;margin-bottom:18px\">\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-top:3px solid #1B4F72;padding:30px 32px 28px 32px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px\">\r\n<svg width=\"64\" height=\"64\" viewBox=\"0 0 64 64\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"flex-shrink:0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n<circle cx=\"32\" cy=\"32\" r=\"28\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" fill=\"#F5F0E8\"\/>\r\n<circle cx=\"32\" cy=\"32\" r=\"22\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" opacity=\"0.4\"\/>\r\n<text x=\"32\" y=\"30\" font-family=\"Georgia,serif\" font-size=\"16\" font-weight=\"700\" fill=\"#1B4F72\" text-anchor=\"middle\">AV<\/text>\r\n<text x=\"32\" y=\"42\" font-family=\"Georgia,serif\" font-size=\"7\" font-weight=\"700\" fill=\"#1B4F72\" text-anchor=\"middle\" letter-spacing=\"1\">PREEMINENT<\/text>\r\n<path d=\"M 20 50 L 32 56 L 44 50\" stroke=\"#B8552E\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n<div>\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#6d6560;margin-bottom:6px;font-size:10px\">Martindale-Hubbell<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:6px\">AV Preeminent&reg; Rated<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:12.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#3a3a3a\">The highest peer rating for legal ability and professional ethics, based on confidential peer reviews from other attorneys and judges.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-top:3px solid #1B4F72;padding:30px 32px 28px 32px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px\">\r\n<div style=\"flex-shrink:0;text-align:center\">\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:42px;font-weight:700;color:#1B4F72;line-height:0.9;letter-spacing:-2px\">4.9<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"color:#B8552E;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:1px;margin-top:4px\">&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#6d6560;margin-bottom:6px;font-size:10px\">Client Rating<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:6px\">30 Google Reviews<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:12.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#3a3a3a\">Average 4.9 out of 5 stars across the firm&rsquo;s full practice history on Google.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"padding:14px 0 0 0;font-size:11.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#6d6560;font-style:italic\">Peer reviews reflect the professional opinion of other attorneys, not a prediction of case outcome. Florida Bar rules prohibit lawyer testimonials that create unjustified expectations about results; every case is evaluated on its own merits. The aggregate rating reflects Google reviews of the firm across its full practice history.<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- SECTION 8: FAQS --><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"faqs\" style=\"position:relative;margin-bottom:16px;overflow:hidden\">\r\n<svg style=\"position:absolute;top:-8px;right:-8px;opacity:0.05;pointer-events:none\" width=\"110\" height=\"120\" viewBox=\"0 0 110 120\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n<text x=\"55\" y=\"100\" font-family=\"Georgia,serif\" font-size=\"130\" font-weight=\"700\" fill=\"#1B4F72\" text-anchor=\"middle\">?<\/text>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;z-index:1\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\">08 &middot; Common Questions<\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:32px;line-height:1.15;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;margin:8px 0 32px 0;letter-spacing:-0.3px\">Kendall surgical error FAQs<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:64px\">\r\n\r\n<details class=\"faq-ed\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\r\n<summary>Does the firm handle cases against Baptist Hospital of Miami?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"faq-answer\">Yes. Baptist Hospital of Miami is one of the largest surgical facilities in Florida and a frequent defendant in surgical malpractice cases. The Law Offices of Jorge L. Flores, P.A., evaluates and takes cases against Baptist Hospital and other Baptist Health facilities when the records and expert review support a viable claim. Baptist Health defends vigorously with sophisticated counsel; experienced plaintiff representation is a working requirement.<\/div>\r\n<\/details>\r\n\r\n<details class=\"faq-ed\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\r\n<summary>Does the firm handle cases against HCA Florida Kendall Hospital?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"faq-answer\">Yes. HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, formerly Kendall Regional Medical Center, is one of the two Level I Trauma Centers in Miami-Dade County and a major surgical volume center. The firm evaluates and takes cases against HCA Florida Kendall and other HCA Healthcare facilities when the facts support a claim. HCA maintains substantial in-house and external legal resources, and cases against HCA facilities are defended accordingly.<\/div>\r\n<\/details>\r\n\r\n<details class=\"faq-ed\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\r\n<summary>What about West Kendall Baptist Hospital?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"faq-answer\">Yes. West Kendall Baptist Hospital is a Baptist Health community hospital in the western Kendall area. The firm handles surgical malpractice cases arising at West Kendall Baptist on the same basis as cases arising at the flagship Baptist Hospital of Miami, with attention to the differences between a tertiary and a community hospital setting when assessing the standard of care.<\/div>\r\n<\/details>\r\n\r\n<details class=\"faq-ed\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\r\n<summary>My surgery spanned multiple Baptist Health facilities. Who do I sue?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"faq-answer\">That is a factual question answered by the records. A thorough Kendall surgical case evaluation identifies every provider who touched the patient&rsquo;s care, the facility at which each touchpoint occurred, and which facilities share common ownership through Baptist Health. Depending on the records, the claim may name one facility, multiple facilities, one or more individual providers, or the affiliated medical group, or some combination.<\/div>\r\n<\/details>\r\n\r\n<details class=\"faq-ed\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\r\n<summary>What if the complication developed after I was discharged home?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"faq-answer\">Post-discharge complications are a recurring pattern in Kendall surgical cases. Delayed recognition of bleeding, infection, pulmonary embolism, or compartment syndrome in the hours or days after discharge can turn a recoverable complication into a catastrophic outcome. Whether the hospital, the surgeon, or both bear responsibility depends on the discharge decision, the instructions given, and whether the patient&rsquo;s condition at discharge met the standard for safe release.<\/div>\r\n<\/details>\r\n\r\n<details class=\"faq-ed\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\r\n<summary>How long do I have to sue for a Kendall surgical error?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"faq-answer\">Florida imposes a two-year statute of limitations on surgical malpractice claims, measured from the date the injury was discovered or reasonably should have been discovered, along with a four-year repose deadline that serves as an outer limit for most cases. Kendall surgical error cases follow the same statewide framework. The pre-suit investigation itself typically consumes several months, so prospective clients should contact counsel as soon as a surgical error is suspected.<\/div>\r\n<\/details>\r\n\r\n<details class=\"faq-ed\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\r\n<summary>What should I do after a suspected Kendall surgical error?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"faq-answer\">First, obtain copies of every record from every facility involved in the surgery, including the hospital, any pre-operative testing sites, the operative report, anesthesia record, nursing notes, and discharge paperwork. Second, avoid giving recorded statements to any hospital representative or insurance adjuster before consulting counsel. Third, contact a Kendall medical malpractice attorney as soon as the error is suspected. The Law Offices of Jorge L. Flores, P.A., offers free initial consultations and handles records requests on behalf of the prospective client when retained.<\/div>\r\n<\/details>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- SERVICE AREA: MIAMI-DADE GRID (Kendall highlighted) --><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:48px\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:14px\">Serving All of Miami-Dade<\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:26px;line-height:1.2;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;margin:0 0 24px 0\">Kendall surgical error representation by neighborhood<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(200px,1fr));gap:0;border-top:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-left:1px solid #d8cfbb\">\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/medical-malpractice\/kendall\/\" style=\"display:block;padding:18px 22px;border-right:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-bottom:1px solid #d8cfbb;background:#F5F0E8;text-decoration:none;color:#1a1a2e\">\r\n<div 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#d8cfbb;background:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;color:#1a1a2e\">\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:700;color:#1B4F72\">Doral &rarr;<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#6d6560;margin-top:4px\">Northwest Miami-Dade<\/div>\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><!-- LETTERHEAD CTA --><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"contact\" style=\"position:relative;background:#F5F0E8;padding:12px;margin:0 0 40px 0;border:1px solid #d8cfbb\">\r\n<div class=\"cta-stamp\" style=\"background:#1B4F72;color:#ffffff;padding:48px 48px 44px 48px;position:relative;overflow:hidden\">\r\n\r\n<svg style=\"position:absolute;bottom:16px;right:16px;opacity:0.18\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\r\n<path d=\"M46 30 L46 46 L30 46\" stroke=\"#ffffff\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\"\/>\r\n<path d=\"M40 36 L40 40 L36 40\" stroke=\"#ffffff\" stroke-width=\"1\" 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