{"id":2663,"date":"2026-04-27T02:59:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T02:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floreslawmiami.com\/?page_id=2663"},"modified":"2026-04-27T03:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T03:00:09","slug":"kendall","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/floreslawmiami.com\/es\/medical-malpractice\/emergency-room-error-florida\/kendall\/","title":{"rendered":"Kendall, FL Emergency Room 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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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 emergency room 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:#6c140f\">&diams;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Local Kendall Office<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"padding:0 24px;border-left:1px solid #d8cfbb\"><strong style=\"color:#6c140f\">&diams;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Former Defense Attorney<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"padding:0 24px;border-left:1px solid #d8cfbb\"><strong style=\"color:#6c140f\">&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 --><\/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\">Emergency departments 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=\"#6c140f\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" fill=\"#6c140f\"\/>\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 ED<\/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=\"#6c140f\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" fill=\"#6c140f\"\/>\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 ED<\/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=\"#6c140f\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" fill=\"#6c140f\"\/>\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 ED<\/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\">Urgent Care &amp; Free-Standing ERs<\/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 Emergency Room Errors<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, 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 emergency care is anchored by Baptist Health (Baptist Hospital of Miami, West Kendall Baptist Hospital) and HCA Healthcare (HCA Florida Kendall Hospital). Both run high-volume EDs 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 L11 19\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n<path d=\"M3 11 L19 11\" stroke=\"#1B4F72\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"font-size:10px;color:#6d6560\">Trauma Center<\/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\">Level I Trauma Center in Kendall<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;color:#3a3a3a\">HCA Florida Kendall Hospital is one of only two Level I Trauma Centers in Miami-Dade County, treating the full range of emergency presentations across the southern half of the county. Trauma volume produces correspondingly large case flows.<\/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 emergency department malpractice claims, measured from discovery, along with a four-year repose deadline. Kendall ED 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 emergency room 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 emergency care landscape<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"#venues\" class=\"toc-link\">2. Major Kendall emergency departments<\/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 ED 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 emergency 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 busiest emergency departments in the state. HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, a 424-bed Level I Trauma Center and teaching hospital, sits a few miles west on Southwest 40th Street.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.75;color:#3a3a3a;margin-bottom:20px\">West Kendall Baptist Hospital adds a full-service emergency department in the western Kendall area. Between the three hospitals, plus the urgent care and free-standing emergency facilities lining the Kendall and Bird Road corridor, the volume of emergency presentations seen 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 emergency department mistakes. This page covers the local Kendall emergency care landscape; for the full framework of Florida ED malpractice law, see our <a href=\"\/emergency-room-error-florida\/\" style=\"color:#1B4F72;font-weight:600\">Florida emergency room error pillar<\/a>, and for the broader Kendall medical malpractice context beyond the ED, 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>Kendall ED cases turn on three things: the triage time, the differential the physician formed, and whether the patient&rsquo;s condition was survivable when they walked in. Baptist Health and HCA defend with serious resources, so the gap between the differential and the workup has to be visible from the records.<\/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 emergency care 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 the emergency departments at Baptist Hospital of Miami and West Kendall Baptist Hospital, plus an emergency department at the South Miami Hospital campus directly adjacent to the eastern Kendall border.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.75;color:#3a3a3a;margin-bottom:20px\">HCA Healthcare operates HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, formerly Kendall Regional Medical Center, which remains one of only two Level I Trauma Centers in Miami-Dade County. All three Kendall hospitals run 24-hour emergency departments handling the full spectrum of presentations, from chest pain and stroke to trauma and pediatric emergencies.<\/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 corridor of urgent care clinics, free-standing emergency centers, and walk-in facilities along Kendall Drive, Bird Road, and the Dadeland area. Many of these are owned by Baptist Health or by physician groups that practice at the two major hospitals, which means a single patient\u2019s emergency presentation may begin at an urgent care, transfer to a hospital ED, and feed into the same parent healthcare system. Understanding that network is often the first step in evaluating a Kendall ED malpractice claim. For broader hospital negligence beyond the ED, see our <a href=\"\/hospital-negligence-lawyer-florida\/\" style=\"color:#1B4F72;font-weight:600\">Florida hospital negligence pillar<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n<p><!-- HOSPITAL NEGLIGENCE MINI-SECTION --><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"hospital-negligence\" style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-left:3px solid #6c140f;padding:30px 34px;margin:0 0 64px 0\">\r\n<div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px;color:#6c140f\">Hospital Negligence<\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:24px;line-height:1.2;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;margin:0 0 16px 0;letter-spacing:-0.2px\">Hospital negligence in Kendall emergency departments<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.75;color:#3a3a3a;margin:0 0 16px 0\"><strong style=\"color:#1a1a2e\">Hospital negligence in a Kendall ED context means the institution itself, not just an individual provider, fell below the standard of care.<\/strong> Florida law recognizes both individual provider liability and institutional liability, and ED cases at Baptist Hospital of Miami, HCA Florida Kendall, and West Kendall Baptist routinely involve both. Identifying which is the first strategic decision in a Kendall ER case.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.75;color:#3a3a3a;margin:0 0 12px 0\">Hospital-level negligence in the ED typically looks like one of the following:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.7;color:#3a3a3a;margin:0 0 16px 0;padding-left:22px\">\r\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:6px\">Unsafe nurse-to-patient ratios in the triage and treatment areas<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:6px\">Protocols that don&rsquo;t flag stroke, sepsis, or chest-pain presentations for time-critical workup<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:6px\">Resident supervision lapses at HCA Florida Kendall&rsquo;s teaching service<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:6px\">Missed call-back loops between radiology and the ED<\/li>\r\n<li>An EMR audit trail showing critical results sat unread<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.75;color:#3a3a3a;margin:0 0 16px 0\">These are institutional failures that no individual physician fully controls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.75;color:#3a3a3a;margin:0\">When the ER physician is an independent contractor (which most Kendall ER physicians are), the hospital can still be vicariously liable under <em>Roessler v. Novak<\/em> apparent agency, or directly liable under <em>Insinga v. LaBella<\/em> for negligent credentialing or retention. These hospital-level failures are what lawyers mean by &ldquo;hospital negligence&rdquo; in Kendall ED cases.<\/p>\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 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 emergency departments<\/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 ED 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(2, 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 ED<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#3a3a3a\">The flagship emergency department of Baptist Health South Florida at 8900 N Kendall Drive. A high-volume facility serving patients across South Florida, the Caribbean, and Latin America, with full subspecialty coverage including stroke center designation. High 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 ED<\/div>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#3a3a3a;margin:0 0 10px 0\">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 emergency medicine and surgical critical care.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#3a3a3a;margin:0\">The teaching-hospital structure means residents are involved in many evaluations under attending supervision; supervision failures are a recurring theme in ED claims at teaching hospitals.<\/p>\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 ED<\/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. Operates a 24-hour emergency department with adult and pediatric coverage. Community hospital ED claims often turn on staffing ratios, the on-call specialist availability, and whether the hospital should have transferred to a higher-acuity facility for the specific presentation.<\/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\">Urgent Care &amp; Free-Standing ERs<\/div>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#3a3a3a;margin:0 0 10px 0\">Urgent care clinics, free-standing emergency centers, and walk-in facilities 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.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#3a3a3a;margin:0\">These cases frequently turn on triage decisions, when escalation to a hospital ED was warranted, and whether facility staffing matched the acuity of the presentation.<\/p>\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 ED 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 emergency department malpractice cases fall across the same categories described on our <a href=\"\/emergency-room-error-florida\/\" style=\"color:#1B4F72;font-weight:600\">Florida emergency room error pillar<\/a>, but three patterns recur with unusual frequency in the Kendall caseload. Recognizing these patterns early 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\">Missed time-critical diagnosis<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.65;color:#3a3a3a\">Stroke missed in patients with atypical presentations, MI dismissed in younger or female patients, sepsis recognized too late, aortic dissection mistaken for back pain. The Baptist Hospital of Miami ED is a designated stroke center; missed-stroke claims there often turn on whether the tPA and thrombectomy windows were preserved by the workup that was actually ordered.<\/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\">Premature discharge and bounce-backs<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.65;color:#3a3a3a\">Patient discharged with abnormal vital signs, before pending labs returned, or with inadequate follow-up arrangements, who returns deteriorated within 48 to 72 hours. Federal EMTALA law imposes a stabilization duty independent of the Florida standard of care; the discharge note and the bounce-back time-stamp tell the story.<\/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\">Hospital negligence and apparent agency<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.65;color:#3a3a3a\">Most Kendall ER physicians are employed by independent emergency-medicine staffing groups that contract with Baptist Health or HCA, not by the hospitals themselves. Under <em>Roessler v. Novak<\/em>, the hospital may still be vicariously liable when the physician acts with apparent authority. Hospital-level negligence (staffing ratios, ED protocols, supervision of residents at HCA Florida Kendall&rsquo;s teaching service, EMR audit trails) often runs alongside the apparent-agency claim.<\/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 ED 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 ED malpractice claim runs on the same statutory track: pre-suit investigation, qualified medical expert affidavit, formal notice of intent, 90-day investigation window, and a two-year discovery-based statute of limitations with a four-year repose ceiling. Our <a href=\"\/emergency-room-error-florida\/\" style=\"color:#1B4F72;font-weight:600\">Florida emergency room error pillar<\/a> covers that framework in full. What follows below are the Kendall-specific elements of an ED 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 ED 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\">ED chart, audit trail, and EMS records<\/div>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.65;color:#3a3a3a;margin:0 0 10px 0\">Kendall ED cases require the full chart, plus the EHR audit trail. Records typically include:<\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#3a3a3a;margin:0 0 10px 0;padding-left:20px\">\r\n<li>Triage flowsheet and nursing notes<\/li>\r\n<li>All imaging studies and radiology reads<\/li>\r\n<li>All laboratory results<\/li>\r\n<li>The medication-administration record<\/li>\r\n<li>The EHR audit trail (showing what was viewed, when)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.65;color:#3a3a3a;margin:0\">Where Miami-Dade Fire Rescue or another EMS agency transported the patient, prehospital records also become part of the file.<\/p>\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<p style=\"font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.65;color:#3a3a3a;margin:0 0 10px 0\">Kendall is a majority-bilingual community and ED records frequently include Spanish-language documentation. Discrepancies between what a Spanish-speaking patient described in the ED and what the chart records are themselves frequent evidentiary issues.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.65;color:#3a3a3a;margin:0\">The firm handles every stage of the case bilingually: initial consultation, records review, client meetings, depositions, and trial interpretation when required.<\/p>\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 emergency-medicine experts active in Kendall ED 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, ER physicians, 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\">Same-specialty expert network<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.7;color:#d4e4f7\">Florida ED cases require a board-certified emergency-medicine physician under &sect; 766.102(5). The firm maintains standing relationships with emergency-medicine experts, plus the downstream-causation specialists that Kendall ED cases often need: cardiology, neurology, infectious disease, vascular surgery, and pulmonology.<\/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 ED 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., where the diagnostic failure occurred in a Florida emergency department setting. 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\"><div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#6d6560;margin-bottom:10px\">Verdict &middot; Missed Ischemic Stroke<\/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 in the ED, resulting in 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\">Verdict &middot; Evolving Stroke<\/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\">Resolution &middot; Hemorrhagic Stroke<\/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\">$2.0M<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#3a3a3a\">Failure to diagnose hemorrhagic stroke in an emergency department setting.<\/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=\"#6c140f\" 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:#6c140f;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 emergency room 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>What is emergency room malpractice in Kendall?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"faq-answer\"><strong style=\"color:#1a1a2e\">Emergency room malpractice in Kendall is when an ED provider at Baptist Hospital of Miami, HCA Florida Kendall, West Kendall Baptist, or another local facility falls below the prevailing professional standard of care under Fla. Stat. &sect; 766.102, and that failure more likely than not causes serious harm.<\/strong> The most common patterns are missed time-critical diagnoses (stroke, MI, sepsis, aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism), premature discharge before stabilization, and triage failures. Federal EMTALA law adds a separate duty to medically screen and stabilize before discharge or transfer.<\/div>\r\n<\/details>\r\n\r\n<details class=\"faq-ed\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\r\n<summary>What is hospital negligence in a Kendall emergency department?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"faq-answer\"><strong style=\"color:#1a1a2e\">Hospital negligence in a Kendall ED is when the institution itself falls below the standard, separate from any individual provider&rsquo;s error.<\/strong> Common hospital-level failures include unsafe staffing ratios, protocols that don&rsquo;t flag time-critical presentations (stroke, sepsis, chest pain) for immediate workup, resident supervision lapses at HCA Florida Kendall&rsquo;s teaching service, and missed radiology call-back loops. Even when the treating ER physician is an independent contractor, the hospital may still be liable under <em>Roessler v. Novak<\/em> apparent agency or under <em>Insinga v. LaBella<\/em> for negligent credentialing or retention.<\/div>\r\n<\/details>\r\n\r\n<details class=\"faq-ed\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\r\n<summary>Can I sue a hospital in Kendall for an ER misdiagnosis?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"faq-answer\"><strong style=\"color:#1a1a2e\">Often yes, even when the ER physician is an independent contractor.<\/strong> Florida&rsquo;s apparent-agency doctrine, established in <em>Roessler v. Novak<\/em>, 858 So. 2d 1158 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003), allows a hospital to be held vicariously liable for an independent-contractor ER physician&rsquo;s negligence when the patient reasonably believed the physician was a hospital agent. The ED is the paradigm setting because patients do not select their on-call doctor. Admission paperwork disclaimers are not automatically dispositive; the analysis is fact-specific.<\/div>\r\n<\/details>\r\n\r\n<details class=\"faq-ed\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\r\n<summary>What if I was discharged and got worse at home?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"faq-answer\">\r\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0\">Premature discharge is a recurring pattern in Kendall ED cases. Federal EMTALA law (42 U.S.C. &sect; 1395dd) requires every Medicare-participating hospital ER to medically screen and stabilize before discharge. A common example: a chest-pain patient discharged before troponin results returned, who suffers a heart attack hours later.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin:0\">If you were sent home with abnormal vital signs, before pending labs returned, or with inadequate follow-up arrangements, and then deteriorated within 48 to 72 hours, the discharge note and bounce-back time-stamp typically tell the core story. EMTALA provides a separate federal claim alongside the Florida malpractice claim.<\/p>\r\n<\/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 ED error?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"faq-answer\">\r\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0\"><strong style=\"color:#1a1a2e\">Two years from discovery, with a four-year repose ceiling.<\/strong> Florida imposes a two-year statute of limitations on ED malpractice claims, measured from the date the injury was discovered or reasonably should have been discovered.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin:0\">Kendall ED cases follow the same statewide framework. The pre-suit investigation itself typically consumes several months, so prospective clients should contact counsel as soon as an ED error is suspected.<\/p>\r\n<\/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 ED error?<\/summary>\r\n<div class=\"faq-answer\">\r\n<ol style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;padding-left:22px\">\r\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\"><strong style=\"color:#1a1a2e\">Get follow-up medical care immediately<\/strong> if symptoms persist or worsen, ideally at a different hospital.<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\"><strong style=\"color:#1a1a2e\">Request copies of the complete ED chart<\/strong> from the hospital, including the triage flowsheet, nursing notes, all imaging and labs, the medication-administration record, and the discharge instructions.<\/li>\r\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\"><strong style=\"color:#1a1a2e\">Decline recorded statements<\/strong> to any hospital risk-management representative or insurance adjuster before consulting counsel.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong style=\"color:#1a1a2e\">Contact a Kendall medical malpractice attorney<\/strong> as soon as the error is suspected.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p style=\"margin:0\">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.<\/p>\r\n<\/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 emergency room 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 style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:700;color:#1B4F72\">Kendall &rarr;<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#6d6560;margin-top:4px\">Our local office and primary service area<\/div>\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/emergency-room-error-florida\/miami\/\" style=\"display:block;padding:18px 22px;border-right:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-bottom:1px solid #d8cfbb;background:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;color:#1a1a2e\">\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:700;color:#1B4F72\">Miami &rarr;<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#6d6560;margin-top:4px\">Miami emergency room error lawyer<\/div>\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/medical-malpractice\/coral-gables\/\" style=\"display:block;padding:18px 22px;border-right:1px solid #d8cfbb;border-bottom:1px solid #d8cfbb;background:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;color:#1a1a2e\">\r\n<div style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:700;color:#1B4F72\">Coral Gables 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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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