Recently added articles from Hospital Law's Regan Report:
Dr. performing difficult c-section fails to timely call for help.
Apr 01, 2009; ... IN 2003 IRENE BLUE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR HER FIRST PREGNANCY. Her treating physician, Dr. Angelina Gangestad, was an assistant professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the Medical University of Ohio at Toledo. During Blue's prenatal care, an ultrasound examination ...
Nursing home settles pt.'s claim then sues hospital.(Hospital Law Case of the Month)
Apr 01, 2009; ... CASE ON POINT: Villa Maria Nsg. & Rehab. Ctr. v. S. Broward Hosp. Dist., (4/8/2009)-FL ISSUE: It is not unusual for nursing home patient's to develop bed sores. In fact, it is often the case. However, in this unusual Florida case a nursing home patient had recurring bed sores ...
FL: Drs. settle & sue hosp. for reimbursement: court upholds dismissal of case v. hospital.(Hospital Law Decisions of Note)(Case overview)
Apr 01, 2009; ... CASE FACTS: Peggy Schatz obtained sclerotherapy from Dr. Robert Aries at Ideal Image, Inc., in order to remove spider veins in her legs. Complications arose, and she presented to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa for diagnosis and treatment. Within about two weeks of presenting to the ...
NC: hospital not liable for individual physician: court dismissed case against hospital.(Hospital Law Decisions of Note)
Apr 01, 2009; ... CASE FACTS: On August 7, 2003, Donna Ray, then forty-three years old, sought medical treatment from Burke Primary Care (Burke) where she had been a patient since 1998, complaining of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Burke physicians decided to admit Ray to Grace Hospital. After ...
Does your hospital pay FICA taxes for its residents?(Legal Focus on Hospital Law Issues)
Apr 01, 2009; ... CASE ON POINT: United States v. Detroit Medical Center, 022609 Fed 6,07-1602 (2/26/2009)--MI ISSUE: Does your hospital pay FICA taxes for its residents? CASE FACTS: Detroit Medical Center (Detroit Center) operates seven hospitals in the Detroit metropolitan area. It ...
Patient injured in 1999 surgery: case still not tried or settled.
Mar 01, 2009; ... JAMES ROEMER BROUGHT SUIT AGAINST MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL, DR. CHARLES MILER, DR. SUKRU EMBRE, AND DR. AVTAR GILL FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE AND LACK OF INFORMED CONSENT. He alleged that on or about July 23, 2001, he incurred severe personal injuries while undergoing a left hepatectomy and ...
Did use of wrong aorta graft result in paraplegia?(Hospital Law Case of the Month)(Case overview)
Mar 01, 2009; ... CASE ON POINT: Watts v. Jennie Edmundson Hosp., 2009-01310.001(1/30/2009)-IA CASE FACTS: Scott Watts was injured in a motor vehicle accident on May 25, 1993. He was taken to the ER at Jennie Edmundson Hospital. Later, physicians determined he needed surgery to repair an injury ...
NY: hosp. failed to follow DNR twice--pt. died: did hospital get away with skating on thin ice?(Hospital Law Decisions of Note)
Mar 01, 2009; ... CASE FACTS: On March 24, 2004, Peter Cronin, who was 72 years-old was admitted to Jamica Hospital Medical Center suffering from various illnesses. During his hospitalization, the patient was resuscitated on two separate occasions, allegedly in violation of two Do-Not-Resuscitate orders ...
FL: plaintiff feared breach of confidentiality: court granted her petition for certiorari.(Hospital Law Decisions of Note)(Case overview)
Mar 01, 2009; ... CASE FACTS: Patricia Dannemann filed suit against Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc., alleging that the hospital negligently caused the death of her husband. She sought certiorari to prohibit pre-deposition conferences between nonparty physicians employed by the University of ...
Was plaintiff's expert witness' medical report sufficient?(Legal Focus on Hospital Law Issues)
Mar 01, 2009; ... CASE ON POINT: Craig v. Dearbonne, 2009-TX-0213.2456 (2/12/2009)-TX ISSUE: Expert medical reports can be critical to a case. CASE FACTS: Thomas Dearbonne, individually, and as wrongful death beneficiary of Betty Dearbonne. Sued Dr. Susan Kay Craig, and Mid County ...
Could Public Health Law violations be added to case?(Hospital Law Case of the Month)(Case overview)
Feb 01, 2009; ... CASE ON POINT: Kash v. Jewish Home & Inf., 2009-NY-212.309 (2/11/2009)--NY CASE FACTS: In February 2006, Gertrude Kash became a long term resident of Jewish Home and Infirmary of Rochester N.Y., Inc., which is owned and operated by defendant Jewish Health Care System of ...
NC: did report of child abuse trigger suit?: Judgment entered for defendants affirmed.(Hospital Law Decisions of Note)
Feb 01, 2009; ... CASE FACTS: On the evening of April 15, 12003, Ajamu Gaines, Jr., a minor, was brought to the ER at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center by his mother Wyenda Phelpos, with a wrist fracture reportedly sustained from falling or jumping off a porch. An x-ray of the wrist was taken and reviewed by ...
TN: was hospital liable for patient's fall?: Court held nurse expert's testimony deficient.(Case overview)
Feb 01, 2009; ... CASE FACTS: Sharon Geesling, a disabled 56 year-old woman, was admitted to the ER at Cumberland River Hospital on June 17, 2005, by Clay County Adult Services (CCAS) due to possible neglect after she was found in her home by CCAS dehydrated and with missing medications. She was found to ...
Billing of 'uninsured' reduced by $276 million.
Jan 01, 2009; ... DO ALL CHARITABLE HOSPITALS FUNCTION AS THEY SHOULD? Unfortunately, not all do? Does yours? A CLASS OF UNINSURED PATIENTS SUED SUTTER HEALTH, ALLEGING THAT IT IMPROPERLY DENIED THEM DISCOUNTS IT GRANTED INSURED PATIENTS. On September 3, 2004, a class action was filed, ...
Was hospital liable for failure to take more x-rays?(Hospital Law Case of the Month)
Jan 01, 2009; ... CASE ON POINT: Carmicle v. Casey County Hospital, 2008-KY-1210.095 (12/5/2008)-KY ISSUE: In this unusual Kentucky case the courts were confronted with whether a hospital was negligent in failing to x-ray a greater area of the patient which would have allowed a diagnosis that the ...
FL: first application for CON denied: 'conditions changed'-second application granted.(Hospital Law Decisions of Note)(Certificate of Need)
Jan 01, 2009; ... CASE FACTS: In 2003, Bethesda Health Care System, Inc., d/b/a West Boynton Community Hospital (Bethesda), a nonprofit corporation operating a local healthcare system in the "Boynton Area" of South Palm Beach County, filed an application for a Certificate of Need (CON) to move 80 beds from ...
MO: did nursing home cause patient's death?: Court found question of fact for jury to decide.(Hospital Law Decisions of Note)(Case overview)
Jan 01, 2009; ... CASE FACTS: Kenneth Sundermeyer admitted his mother to Villa Marie Skilled Nursing Facility in June 2001. During her stay at the Nursing Facility, she was noted to have a number of falls, bruises and skin tears. Family members photographed the injuries and calculated that she had 26 ...
Was amount of punitive damages awarded v. hospital fair?(Legal Focus on Hospital Law Issues)
Jan 01, 2009; ... CASE ON POINT: Thomas v. St. Josepoh Healthcare, Inc, 2008-KY-1210.096 (12/2/2008)--KY CASE FACTS: The parties vigorously disagreed about the facts in this case. However, they did agree that James Gray, age 39, arrived at St. Joseph Hospital's ER on April 8,1999, at 8:08 p.m. He ...
Suicidal pt. committed suicide: judgment for defendants.
Nov 01, 2008; ... PEGGY SUE ELLIS SUFFERED FROM A SERIOUS PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 YEARS WHEN SHE WAS ADMITTED TO BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER. She had previously been hospitalized for management of her psychiatric illness, and she had a history of suicide attempts. Her November 11, ...
Hospital invited suit on grounds of 'apparent agency'.(Hospital Law Case of the Month)
Nov 01, 2008; ... CASE ON POINT: Estate of Cordero v. Christ Hospital, (10/29/2008)--NJ ISSUE: The recurring question of whether hospitals can be held responsible for the negligence of physicians working at hospitals, but not employed by the hospitals, reared its ugly head again. CASE ...