Solicitation · Procurement
Medical Malpractice Defense Services
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- Agency
- NYC Health + Hospitals published by agency
- Published
- 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000
- Responses due
- 2026-11-02T17:00:00.000
- PIN
- 2872
- Category
- Human Services/Client Services
- Selection method
- Request for Proposals
Notice text
<p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:#000000'>NYC Health + Hospitals seeks to obtain proposals from law firms that specialize in the defense of medical malpractice claims. The successfully awarded firms will defend NYC Health + Hospitals and its medical staff in high exposure medical malpractice claims. Defense counsel may also be assigned to represent physicians insured by NYC Health + Hospitals' captive insurance company, the HHC Insurance Company (HHCIC) and its medical staff in regulatory matters. Defense counsel is also expected to provide legal assistance concerning NYC Health + Hospitals Risk Management and Quality Assurance programs, be available to consult on regulatory matters, assist hospital risk managers and conduct in-service lectures.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:#000000'>NYC Health + Hospitals will award two types of contracts: </span></span></span><br><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:#000000'> </span></span></span></p><p style='margin-left:48px'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:#000000'>(1) major defense firm contracts will be assigned a high volume of matters from the initial filing of the Notice of Claim through final disposition, including trial; </span></span></span><br> </p><p style='margin-left:48px'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:#000000'>(2) contracts will also be awarded to specialty firms with exceptional legal expertise in a particular area of trial practice, medical malpractice, health care law, insurance, or similar area. Such firms will be assigned matters on an as needed basis. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:#000000'>Law firms participating in the RFP may ask to be considered in one or both categories</span></span></span></p>