As with bankruptcy, each state has exemptions you can use to exempt property and assets from being siezed in a judgement. In your case, in PA, there is an exemption of "$300 of any property" that you can use to protect your property. $300 is pretty low, so I 'm not sure if this means up to $300 per item or not. I doubt it would mean $300 TOTAL for personal property, that would be almost absurd these days.
I found this tidbit:
"Pennsylvania does not permit waiver of the exemptions from attachment or execution granted by statute by the debtor by express or implied contract before or after the commencement of the matter, the entry of judgment or otherwise. (42 Pa.C.S. § 8122.) A judgment debtor generally is entitled to exemption from execution certain general monetary exemptions up to $300 in bank notes, money, securities, real property, judgments or other indebtedness due the judgment debtor. (42 Pa.C.S. § 8123.)"
When you say the dr. did a 'bad job', are you saying you perhaps refused to pay the dr. because of a perceived malpractice ??