• Case Name, Citation, Year Mullins v. Parkview Hospital, Inc. 865 N.E.2d 608 (2007). • Facts of the Case 1. Ruth Mullins enters Parkview Hospital for a hysterectomy 2. Parkview Hospital is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. 3. Parkview Hospital is a teaching Hospital.
An overtime class action lawsuit was filed against a California hospice and palliative care group known as Seasons. The lawsuit includes allegations that the defendants, Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care Group of California, Inc. refused to pay the plaintiffs in the case appropriate overtime pay as required by labor law. In addition, plaintiffs claim that the hospice and palliative care group failed to offer required rest periods and meal breaks as outlined in the California Labor Code. Basic overtime wages for non-exempt employees of Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care of California, Inc. are not in question/are not in dispute.
Case Citation: Gallagher v. Cayuga Medical Center 151 AD 3d 1349 - NY: Appellate Div., 3rd Dept. 2017 Background: In this civil case Timothy W. Gallagher is the appellant, and Cayuga Medical Center (CMC) is the respondents. The case took place in the appellate division of the supreme court of New York, division three. The plaintiff’s complaint was that Cayuga Medical Center had asserted medical malpractice, negligence, wrongful death and emotional distressed.
The Hill v. Ohio County involves a wrongful death case in which the hospital refused to admit Juanita Monroe. She thought she was in labor. As a result, she delivered her child at home without medical attention and died shortly after giving birth. The plaintiff was Lorene Hill, administer of Monroe’s estate, against Ohio Country Hospital. The question arises whether there was a breach of duty by the hospital in accordance to the institution’s admission policy.
However, the court contended, clarifying the fact that the defendant’s new employer handled work with individuals that had insurance and those that did not. Furthermore, the court specified that the defendant was simply using residual knowledge and experience and nothing further. (Kline & Floyd) For that reason, the court did not find in favor of the plaintiff. Ms. Lawson, however; transferred the delineated process for Ever-Gold to a competitor.
In the Shea v. Esensten case, there was a lot of information that was compared to different laws. “Mr. Shea's doctor persuaded Mr. Shea, who was then forty years old, that he was too young and did not have enough symptoms to justify a visit to a cardiologist. A few months later, Mr. Shea died of heart failure” (Shea v. Esensten, 1997). The given information brought into question, why would the doctor not make a referral for Mr. Shea? “Mr. Shea had been an employee of Seagate Technologies, Inc. (Seagate) for many years.
The gentleman was a victim of a violent assault a few hours earlier. The gentleman’s family sued the hospital for violating EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act) provisions that require an appropriate medical screening exam of all Emergency Room patients. What did you learn from the case? All patients in the emergency department should be given the same appropriate medical examinations and services to detect an emergency medical condition.
Thank you for your follow-up related to this Fast Appeal for Mrs. Letha Washington. You have been very instrumental in ensuring that Mrs. Washington got the necessary medical referrals while here in Houston, TX and we truly thank you for all you have done in that area. This letter is a direct rebuttal to your Grievance Resolution letter dated 2/5/16: 1. In your letter on page 2 you stated “ Per the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines, Cigna-HealthSpring is required to mail a letter acknowledging receipt and processing of a Customer’s enrollment application.”
In the ethics case Darling v. Charleston Community Memorial Hospital “the patient in question sustained a fractured leg during a football game and was taken to Charleston Community Memorial Hospital for treatment (Rose 121). This patient ended up having his leg amputated due to complications that arose from a bad casting. During this historical Illinois Supreme Court case ethics were broken and someone lost their leg. The person or group who failed to act ethically would have been the physician and the nurses who cared for him. Why would he have to have his leg removed if they didn’t do it right the first time?
The court granted Nestles request for transfer of the action to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. Reason : The court pointed out that the plaintiff resides in South Carolina, her daughters injuries occurred there and her medical treatment was there and continues to be there therefore making South Carolina the appropriate place for the litigation to proceed. A court should not be required to expend resources on cases that have little relationship to the district
57. Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Dept. of Health (1990): Cruzan, in a vegetative state, could not make life decisions for herself and was brain dead so her family attempted to end her life support. The hospital would not allow her to do so because Missouri State law required court approval before terminating life support. Because there is no guarantee that family will always make decisions with best interests at heart in addition to the fact that the Missouri policy was designed to save lives, the SC upheld Missouri’s
They settled the issue with a financial settlement there was never a proper case. The agreement of the financial settlement was 350,000
Health Care Law: Tort Case Study Carolann Stanek University of Mary Health Care Law: Tort Case Study A sample case study reviewed substandard care that was delivered to Ms. Gardner after having sustained an accident and brought to Bay Hospital for treatment. Dr. Dick, a second-year pediatric resident, was on that day in the ED and provided care for Ms. Gadner. Dr. Moon, is the chief of staff and oversees the credentialing of all physicians at Bay Hospital.
In the case of Donald (Dax) Cowart, one can determine that the conflict is between Beneficence and Autonomy. The doctors were morally right in choosing to treat Donald despite his autonomy by using the principle of beneficence. Firstly, doctors entire training is about how to save lives, so in a sense it is something they are morally obligated to do. Patients go to hospital in the hopes of being treated.
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