Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in Florida

Recently we (my mother and I) took my grandmother to the hospital because she was not feeling too well. After being held overnight she was told that they did not find anything wrong with her. The next morning she woke up with numbness in her arm and a headache; She went back to the hospital and told them they she did not feel well and believed something was wrong with her. After expressing her concerns to the doctor she was told nothing was wrong with her and pushed out of the hospital in her wheelchair. Certain that something was not right she had my mother drive her to another hospital. Once admitted and tested she was told by the doctor that she had suffered a mild stroke. The doctor went on to say that if she had not been persistent to seek medical help it was likely she could have continued to suffer mild strokes which after awhile would lead to a massive stroke and as you may know possibly death. The doctor then went on to say that the doctor at the other hospital would have noticed had he admitted my grandmother and ran tests on her. We were glad that we had answers. However, now, not only were we furious because of the way the doctor dismissed my grandmother's concerns and pushed her out of the hospital, we were angry because had she not felt the need to seek out another doctor she could have suffered far worse. So I have given you all of the details to ask this, is there something we could do? Could we possibly sue the doctor and/or the hospital for malpractice?

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