Summarize the case Surgery: Iturralde v. Hilo Medical Center USA, including information on the stakeholders involved, the problem,and the time period the incident occurred.
Explain the key legal components of the case, including thenature of the issue and the rules that applied. Determine relevantmalpractice policies in place for addressing the issues within thecase. Analyze the malpractice case for the standard of careprovided to the victim. Be sure to apply what the law states aboutstandard of care to support whether or not it was breached in thecase. Analyze how the malpractice case would impact healthcareconsumers from different cultural backgrounds. For example, wouldthis case have a similar impact on a person from a culturedifferent from the one in the case? How could this incident changethe views of these healthcare consumers toward the healthcaresystem? Assess the malpractice case for accountability based on itsseverity. To what extent was the healthcare provider heldaccountable?
