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Your Doctor Missed Something. We Understand Your Pain.
We know you’re scared. Jorge L. Flores has helped Kendall families through this nightmare for thirty years. That persistent cough wasn’t bronchitis it was lung cancer Baptist Hospital should have caught. The chest pain HCA Kendall dismissed as anxiety was your heart crying for help. Medical misdiagnosis hurts 795,000 Americans yearly. Baptist’s Miami Cancer Institute has world class technology through their Memorial Sloan Kettering partnership. They still missed your tumor.
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital holds Level I Trauma Center status. They sent you home during a stroke. We’ve recovered millions for families like yours. We know these hospitals’ protocols, their weaknesses, their patterns of failure. More importantly, we understand your anger, your grief, your need for answers. Florida gives you just two years from discovery. Don’t face this alone. Call (305) 528-2221 for a free, confidential consultation.
Understanding Florida’s Medical Malpractice Standards
Not every medical mistake creates a lawsuit. Florida Statutes Section 766.102 requires specific elements. Your doctor’s care must fall below professional standards. This failure must directly cause preventable harm. Consider this real scenario from HCA Kendall’s emergency room. You arrive with severe headache, vision changes, confusion. Any competent physician recognizes potential stroke symptoms. Standard care demands immediate CT imaging. Instead, your doctor prescribes migraine medication without any scans.
Six hours later, you’re permanently paralyzed. That’s not a judgment call that’s malpractice. Three types qualify: complete misdiagnosis (calling heart attack heartburn), delayed diagnosis (finding cancer after it spreads), and failure to diagnose (missing it entirely). You must prove the doctor patient relationship existed, standards were breached, this breach caused injury, and you suffered actual damages. It’s complex, but we’ve handled hundreds successfully.
The Deadly Patterns Destroying Kendall Families
Cancer leads at 37.8% of all misdiagnoses. Baptist’s Miami Cancer Institute misses lung, breast, and colorectal cancers despite advanced screening technology. Your unexplained weight loss gets blamed on stress. Blood in stool becomes “just hemorrhoids.” That nagging cough? “Seasonal allergies.” Meanwhile, cancer cells multiply. Stage I becomes Stage IV. Curable becomes terminal. Heart attacks in women get missed constantly.
Jaw pain, nausea, and fatigue don’t match the “crushing chest pain” doctors expect. By the time they realize their mistake, permanent cardiac damage is done. Strokes hide as migraines while brain tissue dies. Sepsis races from treatable infection to organ failure in hours. Pulmonary embolisms masquerade as anxiety attacks. Appendicitis ruptures after being called stomach flu. Each represents clear negligence. Competent doctors would have caught these. Thirty years of experience proves that.
Building Your Case With Precision and Compassion
Proving misdiagnosis requires medical expertise and legal strategy. We start by listening to your story, understanding your loss. Then we gather every medical record. Complete documentation from all providers reveals the full picture. We engage board certified experts matching your doctor’s specialty exactly. Our Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and Mayo Clinic physicians identify where standards were breached.
They explain what competent doctors would have done differently which tests, which consultations, which protocols. We investigate deeper. Did Baptist’s electronic system bury critical lab results? Was HCA Kendall’s ER overwhelmed that night? Did communication fail between radiologist and physician? Every detail matters. We prove not just that diagnosis was wrong, but that proper diagnosis would have saved you. Thirty years doing this means we know exactly where to look, what to prove, how to win.
Florida’s Cruel Deadlines Won’t Wait
Time is your enemy after misdiagnosis. Florida law creates devastating traps for grieving families. You have two years from discovering the malpractice. But the four year statute of repose kills cases regardless of discovery. Baptist missed your mother’s cancer in January 2021. You discovered it January 2026. You’re barred completely four years passed. The same cancer missed January 2023, discovered January 2025? You have until January 2027.
Limited exceptions exist. Children can file until their eighth birthday under Tony’s Law. Fraud extends to seven years maximum. Serving proper notice tolls the statute during presuit investigation. Every day you wait, evidence vanishes. Witnesses relocate. Memories fade. Don’t let grief or hope that hospitals will “make it right” cost everything. They have lawyers working immediately. You need Jorge L. Flores. Call (305) 528-2221 now.
Full Compensation for Your Devastating Losses
Florida’s Supreme Court eliminated damage caps in North Broward v. Kalitan (2017). You deserve complete compensation. Economic damages cover everything: past medical bills, future treatment costs, lost wages, destroyed earning capacity, home modifications, caregivers. Every penny the misdiagnosis cost. Non economic damages recognize your suffering: physical pain from unnecessary aggressive treatment, mental anguish watching your body fail, lost enjoyment when independence vanishes, disfigurement from surgeries that weren’t needed. For wrongful death, families recover lost support, companionship, and guidance.
Jorge L. Flores works with top economists and life care planners. We document every loss, project every future need. Settlements reach hundreds of thousands to millions. Thirty years of results prove our ability to maximize recovery. No artificial limits restrict justice anymore. You get what you deserve.
Why Kendall’s Unique Factors Strengthen Your Case
Kendall isn’t just another Miami suburb. Its specific characteristics affect your case profoundly. Baptist’s Miami Cancer Institute partnership with Memorial Sloan Kettering creates heightened duty. Missing cancer with those resources proves inexcusable negligence. HCA Kendall’s Level I Trauma designation and Comprehensive Stroke Center status establish expert level standards they failed to meet.
The community’s 65.5% Hispanic population brings cultural factors we understand after thirty years here. How symptoms get described in Spanish versus English. Family dynamics in medical decisions. Communication patterns that affect diagnosis. Miami-Dade juries share these experiences. We know which doctors repeatedly fail, which departments run dangerously understaffed, which radiologists rush readings. This isn’t theoretical it’s three decades of documented patterns. Out-of-town firms can’t match this institutional knowledge that wins cases.
From Tragedy to Justice: Your Path Forward
Healing begins with answers. Call (305) 528-2221 for your free, confidential consultation. We’ll listen without judgment, evaluate your case honestly, explain your options clearly. If we accept your case, investigation starts immediately. Medical records obtained. Experts engaged. Evidence preserved before it disappears. Florida’s complex presuit requirements handled completely expert affidavits, defendant notices, mandatory discovery periods. Most cases settle when we prove liability. Thirty years of trial victories motivate fair offers.
If needed, we litigate aggressively but compassionately. We advance all costs, often exceeding $75,000. You pay nothing unless we win. The process takes 18 36 months. You focus on healing while we handle everything. That’s our promise after three decades serving Kendall families who trusted us with their pain.
Protect Your Rights Today
Evidence supporting your claim exists now but won’t last. Take these steps immediately. Request complete medical records everything, not summaries. Document damages thoroughly: photograph injuries, journal pain levels, save receipts, track lost income. Get second opinions from independent doctors confirming the misdiagnosis. Avoid these mistakes: No social media posts about your case.
No recorded statements to risk managers. Sign nothing without legal review. Don’t wait thinking time will help. It won’t. Staff quits. Records disappear. Memories fade. Florida’s deadlines approach relentlessly. The hospital’s lawyers started working the day you were injured. You need equal protection. Jorge L. Flores has fought these battles for thirty years. We know their tactics, their weaknesses, their settlement patterns. Call (305) 528-2221 immediately.
Jorge L. Flores: Thirty Years Fighting for Justice
Three decades battling Baptist Health, HCA, Jackson System for families like yours. Millions recovered. Hundreds of families helped through their darkest hours. You pay nothing upfront. No bills during litigation. Attorney fees only from successful recovery. Complete bilingual services for Kendall’s Hispanic majority we speak your language, understand your culture, respect your family’s needs. Our medical experts from Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic provide unmatched credibility.
But beyond credentials, we offer genuine compassion. We return every call. Explain every step. Fight for every dollar while treating you with dignity. The healthcare system failed you once. Don’t let inexperienced lawyers or missed deadlines fail you again. You need someone who’s done this for thirty years. Someone who knows these hospitals. Someone who cares. Call Jorge L. Flores at (305) 528-2221 today.
About This Page
Who created this content: This page was written by Jorge L. Flores, P.A., Florida Bar Member 53244, and was reviewed by our legal team for accuracy and compliance with current Florida law. AV Preeminent® rating since 2015.
How this page was prepared: The content was developed based on 30+ years of medical malpractice case experience in Miami-Dade County, a review of current Florida statutes, and adherence to Florida Bar advertising guidelines. Medical standards referenced were verified with board certified physicians.
Why this page exists: To provide Kendall residents with accurate, accessible information about their legal rights after medical negligence, and to explain the malpractice claims process in clear, understandable terms.
Last reviewed: Oct 4, 2025
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